Example sentences of "[vb base] to speak [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No not really — they just sit down and they listen to me and they 'll say something — " Brenda where you come from ? " [ laughs ] somefin' like that , you know what I mean , cause I 'm born English so they aks me what I want to speak Patois for ? |
| 2 | The centre of the city is full of private schools advertising English language courses , but surprisingly few of the Brazilians seem to speak English . |
| 3 | He shrugged his shoulders , ‘ At times I like to speak English , but not for a long time . |
| 4 | ‘ That explains how you come to speak Italian so fluently . |
| 5 | Angolans tend to speak Portuguese rather than English , and Angola directly borders four other countries . |
| 6 | As black children go through the education system , they not only learn to speak English , they also gain qualifications , which help them with jobs , and acquire British cultural values , which enable them to assimilate . |
| 7 | Speakers of languages like Japanese , Hungarian and Spanish , which do not have weak syllables to anything like the same extent as English does , may well find such exercises of some value ( as long as they are not overdone to the point where learners feel they have to speak English as though they were reciting verse ) . |
| 8 | And yet you 've got people who run restaurants , small businesses of that sort erm just general businessmen who want , you know , know they have to speak English . |
| 9 | Mom , you have to speak English . |
| 10 | Well you have to speak English |
| 11 | ‘ I 'm not fantastic at English so all the students know they have to speak French in my classes . |