Example sentences of "[pron] could speak [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One young waiter did , but very ( very ) badly , and after several efforts asked whether I could speak English . |
| 2 | But no I think er they thought I could speak English better than some of them themselves so they sent me off to English universities or wherever to put across our problems . |
| 3 | And of course I was also born almost with the , with one very important advantage , which was that I could speak German erm from birth , as well as English . |
| 4 | It was the first time in my life I had acted like a complete sod to other people , and I felt that my behaviour was worse because I had loads of advantages the lesser recruits did n't : I could speak French ; I was basically healthier and therefore found fitness much easier ; I was a north European Caucasian which endeared me to some of the more racist instructors . |
| 5 | If I could speak French like François Mitterrand I probably would n't have the empathy I do for young horses . |
| 6 | The Mourabitoun then held a press conference to explain the significance of this new weapon while the correspondents — few of whom could speak Arabic — waited in patience to know the weight of the warhead , its height and range . |
| 7 | Soon she could speak Maa . |
| 8 | Mum was waiting up for us when we got indoors , but before she could speak Mary began telling her about the agreement she had with Albert to pay for the wedding and this took the wind out of her sails . |
| 9 | She meant to explain that there had n't been room in their cases but before she could speak Miss Evans turned bright red and said quickly , ‘ Oh , I 'm so sorry , how silly of me , why should you ? |
| 10 | By the time we got her address and tracked her down to some miserable tower block in Hackney , discovered she did n't know any English and found someone who could speak Gujarati , it was late afternoon . ’ |
| 11 | It was strange not being able to communicate but someone who could speak English was always on hand to translate and often all I needed were those wonderful smiles and greetings from people . |
| 12 | The Ashes summer of ‘ 89 saw almost everyone who could speak English getting a game . |
| 13 | But those who could speak English spoke no Welsh aloud in Shrewsbury in those days , for feeling was running all the higher because the two races bred and mingled so closely here , and it was well to be known as a loyal king 's man , and indulge other sympathies only in low voices round the hearth , or better still , in silence within the heart . |
| 14 | You 'd think they 'd have the wit to send someone who could speak English . |
| 15 | But that belonged to a white person who was , who could speak Punjabi very well , I think he wa he has been living in India for some time . |
| 16 | He suggested an hotel nearby where his wife , who could speak German , worked as a receptionist . |
| 17 | I did n't know you could speak Yorkshire ! |
| 18 | No one could speak French on that French trip not even the teachers . |
| 19 | She was pretending it could speak German , chattering away in gobbledegook , and making Annabel scream with laughter . |
| 20 | Before he could speak Curtis appeared . |
| 21 | He could speak English . |
| 22 | Mr Zamoyski was not entirely fluent in his adopted language , and there must be few people locally , other than his wife perhaps , with whom he could speak Polish . |
| 23 | Obviously he had overheard , but before he could speak Merrill said hurriedly , ‘ I — I 'm sorry , Sam , but I ca n't . |