Example sentences of "[modal v] speak [prep] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think it w it can get a little bit over elaborated and I think that may be well fear of the C C Q or fear of the buyer 's guide but it , it should n't cause any problems in the real world and I think the more you do then you 'll realize that er they 're not gon na say oh my goodness me stop , leave now , I must speak to an independent financial adviser . |
| 2 | Nonetheless there is a tendency within the academic establishment to regard the exposition of the black-letter law and the exhaustive analyses of concepts as the totality of the concerns of the academic criminal lawyer ; indeed one may speak of an attempt , conscious or otherwise , to distort the data to fit the expositor 's ideal . |
| 3 | Generally , you could speak of an air of quiet consternation . ’ |
| 4 | There she ‘ could speak to an issue with a tissue of lies ’ ( 140 ) . |
| 5 | And others would speak of an ‘ ordinary ’ job like a secretary . |
| 6 | The three candidates Mr Fowler , Mrs Fletcher and Frank Cook , who defends the seat for Labour will speak at an open forum arranged by the Christian Election Forum in Norton parish church , at 8pm on Sunday . |
| 7 | Similarly , the Evangelical can speak of an encounter with the words of the text of Scripture as though God has spoken directly to him . |
| 8 | We can speak of an orbital as being full if it contains two electrons , half-filled if it has a single electron , or empty . |