Example sentences of "did [adv] speak to " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did eventually speak to Klein , who after some persuasion accepted his apologies , and then went on to tell him there was to be a party at Taylor and Clem 's house the following day , and he was sure Gentle would be welcome if he had no other plans . |
| 2 | You did not speak to me next morning , nor for the whole of the next day . |
| 3 | The Emperor spoke to him and said that as long as he did not speak to anyone in that underground place , nothing would happen to him . |
| 4 | James Kilpatrick and William Dunlop did not speak to each other for 22 years , until a mutual friend arranged a reconciliation meeting in 1935 . |
| 5 | Mr Burns said he did not speak to them about their past life because he felt that would have been ‘ insensitive ’ . |
| 6 | At two o'clock in the morning the doctor gave him a sedative and he went into a deep sleep , but when he awoke he did not speak to anyone , and the police found great difficulty in questioning him too . |
| 7 | I did not speak to Harold Wilson or to Lady Falkender about the matter , since I was sure that strenuous efforts would be made to prevent disclosure , but I was equally sure from Denis Hamilton 's attitude that this would not succeed and it was therefore better not to try . |
| 8 | All the children were pleased to see her again , but she did not speak to Gilbert Blythe . |
| 9 | I did not speak to her during the journey , and when we arrived in Ruritania , I left the train at Zenda , a small town outside the capital . |
| 10 | ‘ She did not speak to me , at all , for six months after that , ’ Phil said . |
| 11 | At first they did not speak to each other . |
| 12 | Mr H says the doctor did not speak to him and did not see him without his mother . |
| 13 | She did not speak to me . ’ |
| 14 | I did n't speak to her for the rest of the day , of course , and this made her laugh , I do n't know why . |
| 15 | I did n't speak to you before because I did n't know you . |
| 16 | She did n't speak to anyone and nobody spoke to her . |
| 17 | But before that , ‘ unfortunately , their domestic life was n't very happy and there was a period in their lives when they both lived in the same house but did n't speak to one another . |
| 18 | People did n't speak to you . |
| 19 | The first few days after the burial she had felt like dying herself , mostly of shame , but she had set about her tasks with the same efficiency as always , and if she did n't speak to anyone it was because words would have brought fresh tears . |
| 20 | Dad did n't speak to Mum on the phone , and he did n't see her , knowing that this was for the best in the long run . |
| 21 | He did n't speak to Lawford again for seven years . |
| 22 | Taking responsibility would mean you would say , ‘ I felt upset when you did n't speak to me this morning . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I spoke to Edwards about Bull and so did Stan Flashman , but Alex Ferguson tells me Martin Edwards did n't speak to either of us because he was with him all afternoon . |
| 24 | Then he did n't speak to his wife again for eight days . |
| 25 | They did n't speak to each other , or to her . |
| 26 | He did n't speak to us after that . |
| 27 | ‘ I did n't speak to him . |
| 28 | Jane did n't speak to me for two years , even if we bumped in a passageway . |
| 29 | Erm , a , my mother did n't speak to me about sex until I was pregnant ! |
| 30 | All the way to the burrow he did n't speak to her nor wait if she got snagged . |