Example sentences of "[modal v] speak the " in BNC.
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| 1 | All members of the obstetric and midwifery staff should speak the same language and use the same method of classification — something that can be achieved only by regular meetings on cardiotocography . |
| 2 | This means that it is furthest from the logic of true/false and must speak the friend/foe vernacular . |
| 3 | In the 1911 census , the most recent complete record of Gaelic-speaking , only 2% of the population said they could speak the language . |
| 4 | She glanced at him but before he could speak the phone rang . |
| 5 | My Houy master was very interested in me , and as soon as I could speak the language , he asked me to explain where I had come from . |
| 6 | They could speak the same language , but there was almost nothing else in their past that they 'd shared . |
| 7 | Before he could speak the door opened and a young girl appeared , smiling at them . |
| 8 | At first , communication was something of a problem for the couple , as neither of them could speak the others native tongue , but this was soon overcome by a friendly interpreter . |
| 9 | In 1971 , only 19.8% of the inhabitants of Wales could speak the Welsh language ( down from 27.5% in 1951 ) and only 1.7% of Scots could speak Gaelic , most of the Gaelic speakers being concentrated in the Scottish highlands and islands . |
| 10 | She faltered , wondering if she could speak the devastation she had felt when Rosa and Dolores had shown her that tiny baby . |
| 11 | The people who had the imagination or ability to do it where the ones that could speak the languages , the ones that did n't |
| 12 | But the voice that had spoken waited , as if it knew that eventually Creggan would speak the truth . |
| 13 | ‘ I offered you this — ’ he allowed the girdle to dangle from his fingers ’ — if you would speak the names of those who hired you . |
| 14 | As scientific courses proliferated , so this aspect became more prominent ; the people working in particular sciences came to expect of each other that they would speak the same language , and gaps between physicists , chemists , biologists , geologists and so on increased . |
| 15 | Actress Susan Sheridan will speak the part when the Toytown star bounces back on our screens from September 17 . |
| 16 | I am doubtful about the validity of ‘ torturing the evidence ’ : surely , if you torture someone the usual result is that he will speak the truth . |
| 17 | It will speak the truth and straighten the record . |
| 18 | France has 40 resorts and Spain 31 , most of them little known over here but none the worse for that , provided you can speak the appropriate language . |
| 19 | There are consequently variations in the quality and availability of reading material in school and out and in the number of teachers who can speak the language and teach in it . |
| 20 | ‘ Only my mother can speak the old tongue with any fluency . ’ |
| 21 | Similarly , wholesale buyers may only deal with those who can speak the local language , refusing in principle to use an international language like English , French or Chinese . |
| 22 | Languages : Dutch ( official ) ; Hindustani ( 32% ) and Javanese ( 15% ) ; the majority can speak the native language Sranang Tongo ( taki-taki ) . |
| 23 | Languages:Dutch ( official ) ; Hindustani ( 32% ) and Javanese ( 15% ) ; the majority can speak the native language Sranang Tongo ( taki-taki ) . |