Example sentences of "not speak for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In reply , Sir Derek said that though he could not speak for other directors , ‘ my resignation has been available to the board from the day all this started . |
| 2 | Earlier Neil Kinnock , the Labour leader , hoped it would be demonstrated that Sir Nicholas did not speak for other Tories ‘ because the gutter language he used is not fit for anyone standing for a democratic party ’ . |
| 3 | I can not speak for other hypnotherapists , but for myself I do not think it is a good idea . |
| 4 | Erm I can not speak for other districts , and they are a far |
| 5 | Langbaurgh council leader Arthur Taylor said : ‘ We can not speak for other authorities , but as far as Langbaurgh is concerned , we have no debt with Caldaire . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I can not speak for all here , but for myself I say this . |
| 7 | Biddy did not speak for some time , and stood considering them in a way that made them all feel about half their usual size . |
| 8 | Sesostris did not speak for some time . |
| 9 | The driver took the little engine and the two men looked at it silently , not speaking for several minutes . |
| 10 | Computer is sad that humans have not spoken for fifteen thousand years . ’ |
| 11 | The Cornish are fortunate to be able to paint their regional discontents in the attractive colours of Celtic tradition , which makes them so much more visible , even though it leads some of them to reinvent a language not spoken for 200 years , and even though the only popular public tradition with genuine roots in the country is Wesleyan Methodism . |
| 12 | She felt exhausted ; she had not spoken for ten minutes and felt that unless she said something soon she would disappear . |
| 13 | It was particularly offensive because Cliff had not spoken for ten days in order to rest his larynx and avoid surgery before a new tour . |