Example sentences of "be speak [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In such a situation , the participants may , in fact , ‘ speak topically ’ , but they might also be said to be speaking on a topic . |
| 2 | ‘ The members of this delegation will be speaking to a number of prisoners . |
| 3 | Randolph Henry Ash had written a poem purporting to be spoken by a Digger in Putney . |
| 4 | Is there any distinction to be drawn between the words required to be spoken by a constable ( a ) acting pursuant to section 7(3) of the Act and ( b ) acting pursuant to section 8(2) thereof , after the suspect has been told , in the latter case , of his right to claim that the breath specimen taken from him should be replaced by a blood or urine specimen ? |
| 5 | Words in narrative form are hardly suited to choral use , though they can occasionally find their place in some kind of chanting , or may be spoken by a narrator or part of a choir . |