Example sentences of "and spoke [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then he threw his rake down , took two paces across the field , and spoke into his mother 's face . |
| 2 | There was a pause ; the President dipped his head and spoke into the microphones . |
| 3 | He turned around and spoke into the room behind him , then moved out of sight . |
| 4 | Arthur felt anxiety in the grip and spoke into the pullet neck on the upstage side . |
| 5 | He raised a radio transmitter to his mouth and spoke into it . |
| 6 | Without looking up from his work , he flipped the top from his left thumb and spoke into the minuscule microphone housed within . |
| 7 | Marc reached out and took the receiver from between her fingers and spoke into it . |
| 8 | Ilsa and I wrote and spoke on the phone occasionally for a number of years . |
| 9 | Allen Watkins agreed to be President of the club and spoke at its inaugural meeting in November 1962 ( the same day as the founding of the Findhorn Community in Scotland , such are the synchronicities of the universe ! ) . |
| 10 | Beamish was a vice-president of this organization and spoke at several of its meetings on his infrequent visits from abroad in the 1930s . |
| 11 | She wept and spoke at the same time — uttering fragments of sentences , half completed threats , pieces of swear words , repeating the name Richard over and over with the intonation of a child calling for its mother . |
| 12 | The Director-General made a number of visits to regions , branches , practices and local government offices , and spoke at meetings , conferences and dinners to members , clients and representatives of the construction industry and the public . |
| 13 | To give himself a moment to recover control , he looked again out of the window and spoke at random . |
| 14 | Soviet President Gorbachev attended and spoke at the ceremony , as did Alexei , the Patriarch of All Russia . |
| 15 | Cameron went and spoke to James angrily , in a quiet voice , What were they doing , holding a ceilidh ? |
| 16 | Gillies turned back to the fire and spoke to them over his shoulder . |
| 17 | After what seemed its thirty-fifth repetition , Rowicki put down his baton , looked up and spoke to the ceiling in a low-pitched , conversational tone : ‘ Everyone can now play this correctly except Mr X ’ ( the fourth inside desk cellist ) . |
| 18 | I walked over and spoke to the driver . |
| 19 | They knew all the people entering the hall , and those that occupied seats close to them smiled and spoke to them . |
| 20 | Marx unfolded the form and spoke to Herr Nordern . |
| 21 | Karl leaned forward and spoke to the driver . |
| 22 | The Prince made a short speech about the needs of the hospital , and then both he and Diana went round the room and spoke to everyone individually , with the result that the Wishing Well Appeal spread like wildfire . |
| 23 | Instead , I phoned Labour Party headquarters and spoke to Mr Whitty , the person in charge of national membership . |
| 24 | ‘ For instance , when you asked the official you met to find you some film-makers to talk to , he rung me up and spoke to me for the first time for years . |
| 25 | I entered a studio at random , and spoke to a young man behind a battered desk . |
| 26 | And the girl who came for him was Young and Insolent and spoke to me as if I were some common washerwoman who must do as she was told which is not in my nature nor never was . |
| 27 | Silver-blond and red-head , they clung to each other occasionally as long-time friends , and spoke to Nolan , cousin of one , ex-fiancé of the other , with an odd mixture of dread , exasperation and compassion . |
| 28 | When John Clifford , who began his working life in a mill , wrote home after preaching in New York , he told his family that , ‘ Mr J. D. Rockefeller came and spoke to me , thanked me , and said he would like to take hold of my skirts when I ascended and go up with me . |
| 29 | Alfred Fry , stage manager of Drew 's company , told the court that he was at the premises in Friar Street when he heard Drew singing at six o'clock ; he also saw and spoke to Drew at 6.15 . |
| 30 | She stopped him by resting a hand on his arm , and spoke to him — it was the first time . |