Example sentences of "when i speak of " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I speak of ‘ seeing ’ or ‘ showing ’ a truth which becomes ‘ apparent ’ , of ‘ lucid ’ , ‘ clear ’ or ‘ obscure ’ ideas , of ‘ points of view ’ or ‘ aspects of a situation ’ , of ‘ shedding light ’ on a matter or ‘ being in the dark ’ about it , my language becomes more and more plainly metaphorical . |
| 2 | In contrast to the position taken by Meillassoux above , when I speak of ‘ constraint ’ my interest is with the overt institutionalization and effects of intentional physical constraint . |
| 3 | ( When I speak of the value of the whole , I mean what Moore calls its value on the whole , that is the values of its parts plus its value as a whole . ) |
| 4 | For when I speak of the community being faithful to its own principles I do not mean its conventional or popular morality , the beliefs and convictions of most citizens . |
| 5 | ‘ My word , what interest I kindled when I spoke of the hospital at Christmas . |
| 6 | ‘ When I spoke of your circumstances , it was only in the belief that I might understand your plight . |