Example sentences of "speak for the [adj] [noun sg] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The trouble is that nobody can speak for the whole profession because of the various ways in which the profession is divided . |
| 2 | Speaking for the first time since the tragedy Kevin Larkin told the Echo : ‘ Jean was young and innocent . |
| 3 | Allen spoke for the first time since he had joined them . |
| 4 | She spoke for the first time since luncheon began : " Darling , your spinach , please . " |
| 5 | This is an important point to make , since many theoretical positions both before and after the work of Grice have assumed that omniscience in analysis is a possible option , and analyses are produced that claim to speak for the general reader while also using biographical information on the author from an asserted privileged position ( much of the methodology and work of F.R. Leavis ( e.g. 1936 , 1967 ) and his followers is characterised by this approach ) . |