Example sentences of "to speak [prep] [pers pn] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Relatives of Keith Pringle allege police refused their pleas to be allowed to speak to him in a bid to end the siege peacefully . |
| 2 | After a lot of pestering I was allowed to speak to two friends who had come to court with me , and I was appalled by having to speak to them through a glass and metal grille thing . |
| 3 | If you ignore the wisdom of your Higher Self , it might not bother to speak to you for a while . |
| 4 | I know it 's a terrible time for me to turn up on your doorstep , but I only want to speak to you for a moment . |
| 5 | I want to speak to you as a man of the world . ’ |
| 6 | I 'm gon na to speak to you in a minute . |
| 7 | In view of what happened on the rugby field last week the French are unlikely to speak to us for a decade or so . |