Example sentences of "spoke for the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 : |
| 2 | Allen spoke for the first time since he had joined them . |
| 3 | The Russian spoke for the first time . |
| 4 | Joanna 's ex-boyfriend , Frank Tadgell , spoke for the first time about her disappearance last night . |
| 5 | 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 . ’ |
| 6 | MIA Farrow 's adopted daughter spoke for the first time yesterday of her ‘ wonderful ’ affair with Woody Allen . |
| 7 | Andropulos 's captain , Aristotle , spoke for the first time . |
| 8 | The man in the chair spoke for the first time . |
| 9 | Mrs Singh asked ‘ Do you have the same holiday ? ’ and then spoke for the first time about Balbinder . |
| 10 | He looked at her for a long moment , puffing on his seisha , then spoke for the first time . |
| 11 | Mr Nicholls spoke for the first time . |
| 12 | Then little Meg Giry spoke for the first time . |
| 13 | ‘ There 's one other thing , Prime Minister , ’ Colonel Carter spoke for the first time . |
| 14 | She spoke for the first time since luncheon began : " Darling , your spinach , please . " |
| 15 | Grace spoke for the first time . |
| 16 | Theodora spoke for the first time . |
| 17 | The old man spoke for the first time . |
| 18 | Last night , members of Pringle 's family spoke for the first time about police handling of the siege . |
| 19 | SHOOTING victim Jason Ward spoke for the first time yesterday about his week-long ordeal after suffering serious gunshot wounds . |
| 20 | THE TV presenter Fiona Armstrong yesterday spoke for the first time about why she has quit the breakfast station GMTV — and dismissed talk about the notorious ‘ F ( for fanciability ) factor ’ . |
| 21 | Steve spoke for the first time . |
| 22 | As it dropped like a stone from 6,500ft , Captain Fuchs spoke for the last time . |