Example sentences of "speaking for the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By June 1937 the National Council of Labour , effectively speaking for the Labour Party , decided to reverse its Edinburgh policy and to oppose non-intervention . |
| 2 | It is also clear that in the last two weeks the whole country , as it heard different voices and different noises , has wondered who is speaking for the Labour party . |
| 3 | ‘ Speaking for the Labour Party — ’ |
| 4 | At that moment the priest , speaking for the first time , intervened . |
| 5 | 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 ’ . |
| 6 | Speaking for the first time publicly about the death of Leonora , five , Lady Romsey praises Charles for his ‘ incredible caring and understanding . ’ |
| 7 | " We could n't find nothin , " said Butterworth , speaking for the first time , bolder now that the truth was out . |
| 8 | ‘ Light , ’ he said , speaking for the first time , ‘ t'light 's low . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Is that what she really said ? ’ asked Dexter , speaking for the first time , not believing a word of what Lancaster had said . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | ‘ Tell us the truth , ’ said Owen , speaking for the first time . |
| 13 | She 's been speaking for the first time on camera following her release from prison , exclusively to Central News . |
| 14 | Speaking for the first time since the tragedy Kevin Larkin told the Echo : ‘ Jean was young and innocent . |
| 15 | We 'll need as much exposure as possible in the first couple of years , but it worries me that there 's no independent ‘ father figure ’ capable of speaking for the whole game and making sure it does n't ‘ do a snooker ’ . ‘ |
| 16 | That young man , I am afraid , was speaking for the television-viewing nation . |
| 17 | It becomes clear from the expressions used by Lord Wright speaking for the Privy Council to describe the duty and its breach , the important and significant date in relation thereto was not the date of manufacture but when the damage occurred : see also Watson v. Fram Reinforced Concrete Co . Ltd. , 1960 S.C . ( H.L. ) 92 . |