Example sentences of "[vb mod] [not/n't] speak the " in BNC.
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| 1 | " Officers had instructions from their employers that no English need apply and that the best chance a man could have to get employment would be that he could not speak the English language ; then he was sure to get a situation " . |
| 2 | She could not speak the family 's language , and each evening Felix taught her some words . |
| 3 | If the captives could not speak the same language , reasoned the slavers , they were unlikely to organize effective opposition . |
| 4 | Although we could n't speak the language , there were enough ‘ … issimos ’ attached to the adjectives to give a good idea of what the locals thought of the route , and the frequent appearance of numbers like VIII , VII+ , A4 and A3 on the topo seemed more in keeping with our previous experience than the more modest gradings given by Ron James . |
| 5 | ‘ In a way it would be interesting to work in a country where you could n't speak the language so you could communicate with your eye and your camera , not your tongue . |
| 6 | you are abroad and ca n't speak the language |
| 7 | I think of her and there is speechless upheaval in me — I feel this way when I 'm in Zurich , Frankfurt or Paris and the locals ca n't speak the lingo . |
| 8 | The people who run it try to fix up compatible ages , interests etc and it does n't matter if you ca n't speak the lingo , they will find someone with a knowledge of the English language for you . |
| 9 | Perhaps my right hon. Friend should consider introducing a law to make the exploitation of those weak and innocent people — many can not speak the language — a criminal offence . |
| 10 | They can not speak the language , so they can not get work and they need help . |
| 11 | Provided that the person putting the terms forward has taken reasonable steps to bring the terms to the attention of persons in general , it is irrelevant that those steps were insufficient to bring the terms to the attention of the particular contracting partner , for instance because he/she is illiterate , blind or can not speak the language in which the terms are printed ( Thompson v London Midland and Scottish Railway Co [ 1930 ] 1 KB 41 ) . |