Example sentences of "speak to [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You spoken to her ? at the school . |
| 2 | ‘ But that is a quite separate issue from the Alternative Services book which is an alternative way of enabling congregations who have not been well versed in Cranmerian language nevertheless to use a language which does reflect their longings and their prayers and can speak to them of God . ’ |
| 3 | The strongest card Britain has in dealing with the Third World is not that it is a burnt-out empire , but that it is a peaceful union of diverse nations , regions and cultures , some of which share with the Third World a common historical experience , and so can speak to them in a manner in which London , or the prosperous south-east corner of England , never can . |
| 4 | Any teacher who tries to devise a syllabus for a music class that will appeal to the members of the class for its relevance , or who attempts to attract the English class by giving them things to read or act that will speak to them in their own language is in danger of falling into the trap of ‘ thinking down ’ to his pupils , of condescending to them . |
| 5 | Walkinshaw has now washed his hands of the BRDC , saying : ‘ You should speak to them . |
| 6 | Mr Burns said he did not speak to them about their past life because he felt that would have been ‘ insensitive ’ . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm deeply shocked that you would even speak to them , my girl , let alone listen to them . |
| 8 | Tell them I 'll speak to them as soon as I 'm free . |
| 9 | But if you do speak to them , perhaps you could get them affiliated again , cos they used to be did n't they in Sister May and Paul 's time . |
| 10 | How can I speak to them ? |
| 11 | could speak to them and say erm give them some encouragement to go and have a look and see if there 's any hostels or something . |
| 12 | ‘ You may speak to them if you wish . |
| 13 | As I said , you may speak to them if you wish . |
| 14 | Hospital staff rush here and there , tell them to wait , to walk down long forbidding corridors to see a doctor — whose name they have n't even been told — who may not even speak to them by name in a way they can understand . |
| 15 | Johnson said he doubted if the King would speak to them and Colonel Macleod had a go at Jamie : ‘ I am sure Mr Boswell would speak to him ’ — Boswell underlines the pronoun . |
| 16 | We were all very young and shy and none of us had the courage to approach and speak to them . |
| 17 | He could not speak to them , though his mouth tried to . |
| 18 | We 'll speak to them and tell them that we know what 's happened to you . |
| 19 | ‘ May I speak to them ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Lady Amelia , tomorrow , in your chapter meeting after the morning Mass , tell your sisters that before Vespers I will speak to them and explain all that has happened . ’ |
| 21 | Do you think you could speak to them on my behalf ? ’ |
| 22 | We 've introduced Women 's Royal Volunteer Service people , outside the chain of command so that young soldiers can go along and speak to them |
| 23 | I , I 'll speak to them first and I 'll , I 'll er when , when , when you come back with some details I , I 'll let you know then . |
| 24 | Now I never if I was going through a train or going down a platform , and there were two or three carriage women carriage cleaners you know , I would n't speak to them about their work . |
| 25 | Probably their teachers will speak to them in this style , though what the learners are likely to encounter when they join in conversations with native speakers is what we have referred to previously as a ‘ rapid , casual ’ style . |
| 26 | The person who is writing it is at a meeting so you ca n't speak to him . ’ |
| 27 | He was extremely rude to a lot of people , some of whom vowed they would never speak to him again . |
| 28 | You and Osman , you and the Fry , though you have told me of your perfect freedom and exchange of ideas etc. were never freer than Edward and I. Sometimes I wonder that I can speak to him as I do , never before having known a boy , and having only you at times to ‘ let out , on . |
| 29 | Please , would you come over to Club Eleusis and bring Malamute with you so I can speak to him ? |
| 30 | ‘ I will go and speak to him . |