Example sentences of "spoke for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this he almost certainly spoke for the majority of Lewis 's pupils . |
| 2 | I learnt that Roy Hattersley and Gwyneth Dunwoody , who spoke for the Opposition on health , had claimed at Labour 's morning press conference that they had a ‘ leaked ’ copy of a secret Health Department report planning the privatization of the service . |
| 3 | In the mid-1980s the Daily Telegraph probably still spoke for the great bulk of Middle England , when , after Britain had yet again resisted international calls to reduce pollution , it announced : |
| 4 | Allen spoke for the first time since he had joined them . |
| 5 | The Russian spoke for the first time . |
| 6 | Joanna 's ex-boyfriend , Frank Tadgell , spoke for the first time about her disappearance last night . |
| 7 | Barnes spoke for the majority : |
| 8 | Similarly Dr Jim O'Neill , a heart specialist who spoke for the objectors , said that there was no doubt that the factory would have an effect on the health of a small number of workers and local residents . |
| 9 | Eileen Desmond TD and Deputy Murphy , both of the Labour Party , spoke for the project as did Councillor Joe Sherlock of the Workers ' Party . |
| 10 | The Second Front Campaign produced the biggest demonstrations of the war period and , most of the time , opinion polls showed that the demonstrators spoke for the majority of a public moved by both feelings of solidarity with the hard-pressed Russians and by a desire to get the war over with . |
| 11 | As it dropped like a stone from 6,500ft , Captain Fuchs spoke for the last time . |
| 12 | DEFIANT Dave Beasant last night spoke for the first time since his week-end goalkeeping torment and insisted : ‘ I still want to play for Chelsea . ’ |
| 13 | Shelley was a poet who spoke for the people . |
| 14 | MIA Farrow 's adopted daughter spoke for the first time yesterday of her ‘ wonderful ’ affair with Woody Allen . |
| 15 | Andropulos 's captain , Aristotle , spoke for the first time . |
| 16 | The man in the chair spoke for the first time . |
| 17 | Though these were the words of Lercaro , there was no doubt he spoke for the pope . |
| 18 | Mrs Singh asked ‘ Do you have the same holiday ? ’ and then spoke for the first time about Balbinder . |
| 19 | Colonel John Sidney North , on the other hand , spoke for the majority of Punch enthusiasts in the House , and ‘ could not understand why they should be so mealy-mouthed about flogging a set of ruffians ’ , denouncing anyone who dissented from flogging as ‘ a wretched old woman for his lenity ’ . |
| 20 | These statements spoke for the whole Unionist party in their vigorous tone , in the denial that Unionists were responsible for the state of things , and in the laying of blame on the Nationalists . |
| 21 | He looked at her for a long moment , puffing on his seisha , then spoke for the first time . |
| 22 | Mr Nicholls spoke for the first time . |
| 23 | Then little Meg Giry spoke for the first time . |
| 24 | Joseph glanced at Ngo Van Loc , but although his knuckles were white on the steering wheel he made no comment , and nobody else spoke for the rest of the journey . |
| 25 | ‘ There 's one other thing , Prime Minister , ’ Colonel Carter spoke for the first time . |
| 26 | She spoke for the first time since luncheon began : " Darling , your spinach , please . " |
| 27 | Grace spoke for the first time . |
| 28 | Theodora spoke for the first time . |
| 29 | He spoke for the people of Neath and west Glamorgan , as he always does . |
| 30 | By mutual consent , it seemed , they spoke for the rest of the meal of anything but the one topic that was on both their minds . |