Example sentences of "have spoken [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Others have spoken of war crimes and reparations . |
| 2 | Some officials have spoken of getting NATO to spread its wings , though they might have a hard time persuading the Canadians and Europeans of that . |
| 3 | I know that I went there when the change I have spoken of must have been already complete . |
| 4 | Rumours circulating among Gambian expatriates have spoken of a witchcraft connection , although the motive is thought to be robbery . |
| 5 | In this book we have spoken of life as a series of dialogues : between carbon and water ; between proteins and nucleic acids ; between competition and co-operation . |
| 6 | Many philosophers have spoken of this progress , identifying key stages in it , for instance the achievement of consciousness by animals or self-consciousness by humans . |
| 7 | Would Ray or Durham have spoken of God as you spoke of Nature ? ’ |
| 8 | I have spoken of the feeling of timelessness at the melin . |
| 9 | I have spoken of the point of contact but with the proper grip it will be much easier . |
| 10 | Some authors writing in this vein have spoken of a fundamental change in international politics resulting from the rise of these ‘ new forces in world politics ’ . |
| 11 | For the oddities I have spoken of go to the newspapers and novels of the period , where there are such things . |
| 12 | ‘ I could take you to this Hotel Ritz you have spoken of , ’ he suggested . |
| 13 | I have spoken of the three triggers , those stimuli on which Tod 's body gives judgment . |
| 14 | ( 4 ) So far , in the characterization of postmodern as postauratic art we have spoken of the cultural text , of its reception and production , in terms of auratic and nonauratic . |
| 15 | Mr Farquhar said : ‘ Over recent times many have spoken of one set of killers as a mirrored image of the other . |
| 16 | This is not a new issue and I have spoken to the Tyne Brewery and its counterpart at Masham on several occasions in the past and tried to argue that ‘ brewed in Newcastle and Masham ’ would indeed be a more honest alternative to their current advertising policy . |
| 17 | ‘ I have spoken to Mr Knighton this morning and we are discussing a formula which will enable me to give financial support to Manchester United . ’ |
| 18 | EVERYONE I have spoken to about the New Zealand tour of Wales agrees that , if they are going to be beaten by anyone , it will be by one of the clubs rather than by the national side . |
| 19 | I have attended ‘ social events ’ at my children 's school at which only the staff have spoken to me . |
| 20 | Police have spoken to the previous owner , who recently sold the van privately . |
| 21 | I have spoken to a number of engine conversion kit suppliers and the almost unanimous response has been ‘ ooooogh the 6 cyl , that 's a difficult conversion … it needs extensive mods to the bulkhead … or … the propshaft needs changing , the gearbox needs moving . |
| 22 | I have spoken to Ian Trackman and we are going to meet on Tuesday 4 July . |
| 23 | Several former masons , or close relatives of those still in the Brotherhood , have spoken to me in similar ways . |
| 24 | A number of marriage counsellors I have spoken to all agree that they have never in fact come across a case where infidelity has improved a marriage . |
| 25 | But ‘ old attitudes die hard , ’ and nobody I have spoken to from Tanzania is under any illusion that the changes in content which have been undertaken in curriculum plans and examination policies necessarily reflect a change of heart among all teachers or parents . |
| 26 | I write as someone who 's always been able to take or leave Harrison Birtwistle 's music : the oeuvre as a whole arouses my respect , and impresses by its fiercely-defined character and self-consistency , but only a limited number of pieces ( among them The Triumph of Time , The fields of Sorrow , Melancolia I , Carmen Arcadiae Mechanicae Perpetuum ) have spoken to me strongly and cried out for repeated listening . |
| 27 | But take no action until you have spoken to a doctor . |
| 28 | I have to say , though , that everyone at Guitarist was aware of similar stories , as were many other people I have spoken to since receiving John 's letter . |
| 29 | Officers have spoken to six radio hams who have heard versions of the recording on different nights . |
| 30 | I have spoken to her already but she 's in a lot of distress . ’ |