Example sentences of "spoke [adv] to [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jean , who had remained in the doorway as an interested spectator , spoke shyly to Silas . |
| 2 | Muccio spoke trenchantly to Rhee on 18 January 1950 and warned of the perils of inflation . |
| 3 | Tom never spoke much to Gary . |
| 4 | His eyes lingered on Kate but he spoke only to Peter . |
| 5 | Her heart thudded painfully as he leaned over the high beige bench top that bordered this part of the nurses ' station and spoke absently to Deana . |
| 6 | Foucard spoke rapidly to Denis and they made movements to leave . |
| 7 | Don Mini now turned and spoke directly to Little Billy . |
| 8 | He raised his head and spoke directly to Harrison , the Assistant Commissioner . |
| 9 | Later she spoke directly to Rachel . |
| 10 | He did n't blame me for my desertion , but he spoke differently to Silver . |
| 11 | I spoke later to Jackie , lifeboat secretary , and asked him how many of a crew he had to call on at any time . |
| 12 | The coroner spoke sharply to Wells , asking him about his statement and why he had not followed it up . |
| 13 | When we returned I spoke forcefully to Andy about the matter . |
| 14 | The Prussian Captain spoke angrily to Sharpe in German . |
| 15 | Whilst they were waiting to see the magistrate , Richard Baxter spoke kindly to Mr. Keting regarding the needs of his soul , which , ‘ his conscience did not well digest ’ . |
| 16 | Jenkins came in and spoke softly to Van Gelder , who looked at Talbot . |
| 17 | I spoke again to Nan-Nan , and she said she was sorry I should have found out like that . |
| 18 | This morning I spoke briefly to Terry Waite while he was on board the aircraft returning home and was able to express the delight that I and the whole country felt at his safe return and at Mr. Sutherland 's release . |
| 19 | She called headquarters from a phone booth , spoke briefly to Sarah , then hurried to the curb to signal a taxi to take her back to her flat . |
| 20 | In the hotel lobby , Bodie came away from the desk and spoke briefly to Cowley . |
| 21 | ‘ Thank you , my dear , ’ Matt said , then he spoke seriously to Silas . |
| 22 | The guard who had brought them went up beside the chair , knelt and spoke quietly to Bruce in a language Corbett could not understand and guessed that it was probably Gaelic , a language totally alien to him . |