Example sentences of "to speak [prep] the [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had to force herself to speak through the tightness in her throat . |
| 2 | In between clearing up her parent 's affairs she was doing deputation work , visiting various places to speak about the work in Africa . |
| 3 | If the condition of the rural clergy was as bad as the book claimed , who was to speak for the government in the provinces ? |
| 4 | In 1982 , on the basis of some survey evidence , Samuel Beer concluded that " it is no exaggeration to speak of the decline in the civic culture as a " collapse " " . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm going to try to speak in the debate in the afternoon , and I 'll need my hand holding . ’ |
| 6 | Thank you very much Councillor Councillor I understand you have waived your right to speak to the nomination in favour of Councillor . |
| 7 | I asked to speak to the person in charge of the station . |
| 8 | It would not even be appropriate for the child to speak to the parent in this Creole if the parent is not from Jamaica . |
| 9 | Mrs Allen was encouraged to speak to the nurse in charge or doctor at least weekly so that she had a realistic idea of Mr Allen 's progress . |
| 10 | Fernando sat in the seat Steve had vacated , turning to speak to the waiter in rapid Catalan before giving her his full attention . |
| 11 | The philosophers debated ; St Paul was taken to speak at the Areopagus in Athens " for all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else , but either to tell , or to hear some new thing " ; the House of Commons clears the ground for legislation by public discussion ; and the speakers in Hyde Park orate . |