Example sentences of "[noun sg] i speak [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A bus driver I spoke to in told me that the tinkers stayed down from . |
| 2 | Earlier this afternoon I spoke to him about his party 's ailing fortunes in the year since the General Election . |
| 3 | The enemy I speak of is there in your cage with you . ’ |
| 4 | The bloke I spoke to . |
| 5 | If you 're vaguely interested I can arrange an interview with the lady I spoke to on their resettlement team , but if you do n't like the sound of it … ’ |
| 6 | ‘ The lady I spoke to that first time I rang up . |
| 7 | ‘ I rang that night shelter you were at this morning and the girl I spoke to told me you were on your way . |
| 8 | It helps you understand other people 's tasks , avoid problems and keep in mind that crucial overview I spoke of earlier . |
| 9 | Britain 's captains of industry , or at least the handful I spoke to , welcomed the Prime Minister 's Dunkirk spirit to kick-start the economy and end the slump but most of the UK 's industrial giants have already slashed costs and wages to the bone . |
| 10 | The gentleman I spoke with was unaware that light aircraft ADF equipment was unable to tune to the half kHz and seemed quite surprised to learn this . |
| 11 | On the day I spoke to him , his wizened granite-faced skipper Kepler Wessels ( who is almost the antithesis of Rhodes ) had sat down and spoken to the 22-year-old from Natal about his game . |
| 12 | Meanwhile , every other person I speak to who 's been in Manchester 's Dry Bar relates what a mess he looks . |
| 13 | ‘ I went to the Defence Ministry stand — but the first person I spoke to simply shrugged and walked away . |
| 14 | ‘ Was that your wife I spoke to ? ’ |
| 15 | In a letter to my wife I spoke of a whole-day conference about the future of Judson College , in which I pressed the representatives of the American Baptist Mission to make Judson into an ecumenical college and to be ready to be integrated into a University unitary system . |
| 16 | This week I spoke to my constituent . |
| 17 | I wa I wanted a a point that er respond er neighbourhood and the manager I spoke to said that the areas that were the case since er , de decentralisation because er people are er er in coming to neighbourhood offices and that of the of the managers arrange er er er aims or er either run in in two neighbourhoods er er I I feel personally it 's been very worthwhile because we were able to talk to the er , they they they were never able to go and and and they came to the er , the neighbourhood offices international conducive er er er or er er ah i i in areas they want to talk to , so I I , I personally would would like to see this continuing er for perhaps a it is n't the best value for money i i i it certainly far better for for for can come to their neighbour office Speak |
| 18 | The woman I spoke to on the phone realised this immediately and within the hour a man in a boiler suit arrived . |
| 19 | One woman I spoke to is a very successful designer . |
| 20 | You can go on your own , and the woman I spoke to , who worked as a health visitor during the day , was very supportive . |
| 21 | A woman I spoke to in Coventry lives with her two children and husband , had worked as a cashier , a canteen assistant , a barmaid and a bingo cashier until she was sacked for organising a union . |
| 22 | ‘ Not only that but , seeming very pleasant and eager to please , I thought , the woman I spoke with then suggested that rather than address my package to Cara in her professional name , just to make sure the package reached you , she 'd better give me your married name . ’ |
| 23 | The man I spoke to threatened to rip the posters down . |
| 24 | A psychiatrist I spoke to when researching this book advised a list method : when you wake up , if you feel depressed or lonely , write down all the positive things about your life . |
| 25 | Earlier in the book I spoke about making sure you have adequate escape routes in the event of fire , now we will talk about fire prevention . |
| 26 | Erm as regards a caravan I spoke to this bloke Frank |
| 27 | An official I spoke to said there were no staff to take the train on and we had to leave and wait for another to come along . ’ |
| 28 | At the G M B Centenary Congress I spoke from the platform , seconding a document on Europe and I expressed my fears and hopes along with a lot of other delegates . |
| 29 | ‘ The little matter I spoke of , sire . ’ |
| 30 | In the ensuing silence I spoke to him again . |