Example sentences of "[noun] [noun prp] [noun prp] speak [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The current EFTA Council chairman Pertti Salolainen spoke of the EEA as " a building block in the new European architecture " and suggested that " while the EC will of course remain the centre of attraction in Europe , the EEA may very well become an attractive concept for central and eastern European countries seeking to become part of the greater European family " . |
| 2 | The man who flew the hostages out , Virgin Chairman Richard Branson spoke of the human misery at the airport . |
| 3 | For instance , IVF pioneer Robert Edwards spoke to the Eugenics Society of London ( yes , they still exist ) in 1982 about how the new technologies may serve their social aims . |
| 4 | In this context , then , it is entirely appropriate for Canon Roger Lloyd to speak of the quietude of Marylebone Station in London : |
| 5 | Speaking before the meeting — which began almost an hour late after the Irish party 's flight from Dublin was delayed — Secretary of State Sir Patrick Mayhew spoke of the concern , felt in both London and Dublin , about the upsurge in violence . |
| 6 | In his address , Sir Thomas Kennedy spoke of the enormous communications gap that had to be bridged if the Appeal was to be successful , and sought delegates ' help in publicising the Fund and the Appeal especially through the medium of provincial and local newspapers . |
| 7 | Coroner James Turnbull spoke of the community 's sorrow as he opened the inquest in Halifax . |
| 8 | Sir Leslie Scarman spoke of the new computer-usable Statutes in Force and of the Statute Law Committee 's subcommittee on the impact of computer technology on statutory material , and looked forward to the day when lawyers will be able to search the statutes in computer-usable form , as well as relying on their traditional book material . |
| 9 | ‘ It 's sounding bad , ’ Private Charlie Weller spoke of the distant gun-fire , which did not really sound so very awful yet , but Weller was feeling a flicker of nervousness and wanted the relief of conversation . |
| 10 | The novelist Walter Gallichan spoke of The Blight of Respectability in the 1890s , and it was indeed their most central values that were most flagrantly challenged . |
| 11 | In proposing the toast to the Society Dr Iley spoke of the need to maintain a supply of well-qualified entrants to the profession and to educate the public about the achievements of the chemical industry . |
| 12 | C. S. Lewis speaks for the conservatives here : |
| 13 | Senior Sea King pilot Lt Cmdr George Wallace spoke of the shelling as he picked up the two injured men . |
| 14 | SHOOTING victim Jason Ward spoke for the first time yesterday about his week-long ordeal after suffering serious gunshot wounds . |