Example sentences of "spoke for [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to this view , instead of representing workers or peasants , they spoke for a new class spawned by advancing capitalism , the class from which they themselves sprang — the intelligentsia . |
| 2 | Charles Trevelyan , founder of the UDC , spoke for a substantial body of opinion when he moved the resolution in a spirit of revolutionary pacifism : ‘ … the rulers must know that if war comes they will fight with a divided nation . |
| 3 | And so it was all along the line , from Telnitz in the south , right the way to the Olmütz road , where the plain rose into the foothills of the mountains to the north ; and after he had disappeared into the tumult and light , neither Thiercelin nor Epitot spoke for a long time . |
| 4 | He spoke for a long time . |
| 5 | As my hon. Friend the Member for Copeland ( Dr. Cunninghan ) said , the Secretary of State spoke for a long time — until about 6 o'clock . |
| 6 | The hon. Member for Rugby and Kenilworth ( Mr. Pawsey ) , who has a great interest in education , spoke for a long time , as did other hon. Members on both sides of the House . |
| 7 | He spoke for a large part of the population . |
| 8 | The man claimed he spoke for a large group of serving and former policemen who styled themselves ‘ the Inner Circle ’ . |
| 9 | In the mid-1980s the Daily Telegraph probably still spoke for the great bulk of Middle England , when , after Britain had yet again resisted international calls to reduce pollution , it announced : |
| 10 | Allen spoke for the first time since he had joined them . |
| 11 | The Russian spoke for the first time . |
| 12 | Joanna 's ex-boyfriend , Frank Tadgell , spoke for the first time about her disappearance last night . |
| 13 | DEFIANT Dave Beasant last night spoke for the first time since his week-end goalkeeping torment and insisted : ‘ I still want to play for Chelsea . ’ |
| 14 | MIA Farrow 's adopted daughter spoke for the first time yesterday of her ‘ wonderful ’ affair with Woody Allen . |
| 15 | Andropulos 's captain , Aristotle , spoke for the first time . |
| 16 | The man in the chair spoke for the first time . |
| 17 | Mrs Singh asked ‘ Do you have the same holiday ? ’ and then spoke for the first time about Balbinder . |
| 18 | He looked at her for a long moment , puffing on his seisha , then spoke for the first time . |
| 19 | Mr Nicholls spoke for the first time . |
| 20 | Then little Meg Giry spoke for the first time . |
| 21 | ‘ There 's one other thing , Prime Minister , ’ Colonel Carter spoke for the first time . |
| 22 | She spoke for the first time since luncheon began : " Darling , your spinach , please . " |
| 23 | Grace spoke for the first time . |
| 24 | Theodora spoke for the first time . |
| 25 | The old man spoke for the first time . |
| 26 | Last night , members of Pringle 's family spoke for the first time about police handling of the siege . |
| 27 | SHOOTING victim Jason Ward spoke for the first time yesterday about his week-long ordeal after suffering serious gunshot wounds . |
| 28 | THE TV presenter Fiona Armstrong yesterday spoke for the first time about why she has quit the breakfast station GMTV — and dismissed talk about the notorious ‘ F ( for fanciability ) factor ’ . |
| 29 | Steve spoke for the first time . |
| 30 | As it dropped like a stone from 6,500ft , Captain Fuchs spoke for the last time . |