Example sentences of "[noun sg] speaking [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They had all been inhibited from plain speaking by the lavish hospitality , the fresh scampi with avocado had been too ‘ mucked about ’ for her taste , while that dreadful black man had insisted on telling her all about his times in and out of the ring with ‘ Big Frank ’ ( ‘ a lovely suit of clothes ’ ) , interrupting himself only to raise his glass of pink wine to Sir Ralph who had , in his opinion , ‘ done us proud ’ . |
| 2 | The programme will include Brian Porteous from the Council 's Sponsorship Advisory Service speaking about the latest research exercise carried out by the Council into sponsorship in Scotland ; Derek Etherington , Consultant to the English Sports Council talking about UK developments : lawyer Stephen Townley giving guidance on contract negotiations plus media experts and representatives of leading Scottish companies giving practical advice on how to make effective sponsorship proposals . |
| 3 | Intel Corp president and chief executive Andy Grove was in Japan last week speaking at the Downsizing Japan conference in Makuhari , near Tokyom , and delivered a few comments about the future of the industry in which Intel is such as major player , and about semiconductors as a trade issue . |
| 4 | Highlight of the International Council of Museums meeting was Russian Culture Minister Gubenko speaking against the mass media |
| 5 | President , congress Neil , national office speaking to the general secretary 's report pages one two five , one four three . |