Example sentences of "speaking [prep] [art] [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | At that moment the priest , speaking for the first time , intervened . |
2 | The £2.5 million England striker , speaking for the first time since being charged with misconduct by the Football Association over the incident , said the furore surrounding his disciplinary problems was ‘ getting beyond a joke ’ . |
3 | Speaking for the first time publicly about the death of Leonora , five , Lady Romsey praises Charles for his ‘ incredible caring and understanding . ’ |
4 | " We could n't find nothin , " said Butterworth , speaking for the first time , bolder now that the truth was out . |
5 | ‘ Light , ’ he said , speaking for the first time , ‘ t'light 's low . ’ |
6 | ‘ Is that what she really said ? ’ asked Dexter , speaking for the first time , not believing a word of what Lancaster had said . |
7 | Your friend awaits you , I think , ’ he added , nodding towards the courtyard where Iris was standing beside Melissa 's car , and speaking for the first time in faultless English instead of French . |
8 | Speaking for the first time Vicky is now disillusioned with the man she once thought was a prophet and is writing a book about it . |
9 | ‘ Tell us the truth , ’ said Owen , speaking for the first time . |
10 | She 's been speaking for the first time on camera following her release from prison , exclusively to Central News . |
11 | Speaking for the first time since the tragedy Kevin Larkin told the Echo : ‘ Jean was young and innocent . |
12 | The cantata ends with Dido still speaking in the first person . |
13 | Speaking on the 35th anniversary of independence , Rawlings said that the electoral process would begin on April 28 when popular approval would be sought in a referendum for a constitution drafted by the Consultative Assembly [ see pp. 38379-80 ; 38664 ] . |
14 | Speaking at a 40th anniversary dinner for Lurgan Rotarians in Belfast last night , the Minister said contacts with the parties were continuing ‘ at various levels . ’ |
15 | Ramiz Alia , President of Albania and first secretary of the ruling Party of Labour , speaking at the 10th plenum of the party 's central committee in Tirana on April 17 , declared an end to opposition to diplomatic ties with the Soviet Union and with the United States . |