Example sentences of "he speak with [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | He rang the bell and when he was greeted by a rather surly butler he enquired , very politely , if it might be possible for him to speak with the Signora Calvino on a matter of the utmost urgency . |
2 | He needed no prompting now , and he spoke with a rush of relief . |
3 | He spoke with a deference that was almost fawning : they were fighting to save their country from an atheistic dictatorship . |
4 | He spoke with a fondness that was quickly stifled . |
5 | He spoke with a Cockney accent and dropped aitches , oddly out of place on this paradise with its lilting voices that matched the gently waving palms . |
6 | ‘ I am Charles Briant , ’ he spoke with a flourish as though addressing an audience . |
7 | He spoke with a gentleness that explained why , as a pastor of the parochial clergy , he was by no means despised , however his colleagues might treat him . |
8 | He spoke with the calmness of a man used to disaster . |
9 | He spoke with the fervour of discovery , unaware it seems that he was by this date , imperially speaking , reinventing the wheel . |
10 | He spoke with the sort of quietly threatening tone that you ignored at your peril . |
11 | Maxwell 's voice was rather high-pitched and soft , but despite this he spoke with the authority of someone accustomed to getting his own way . |
12 | It was the taller of the two men and he spoke with an air of authority . |
13 | Throughout the incident he spoke with an air of exaggerated outrage and disbelief . |