Example sentences of "speak for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Never did I speak for the truth 's sake but for my own … ‘ |
| 2 | He explained his vision of primacy stemmed from the way the Pope can sometimes speak for all Christians in a way that no other bishop can . |
| 3 | It existed to ‘ speak for artists and art organisations , to offer them advice , to argue for them and to champion their interests in the media and to government whenever and wherever the need may arise ’ . |
| 4 | These animals can not speak for themselves . |
| 5 | ‘ I can not speak for the other 33 countries who are not here , but as for me , I would say if this happened in 1990 it would be good , ’ he added . |
| 6 | The Egyptians , while insisting that they do not speak for the Palestinians , appear ready to fudge the principle of PLO selection of the Palestinian delegation to ensure Israeli participation . |
| 7 | The Egyptians , while insisting that they do not speak for the Palestinians , appear ready to fudge the principle of PLO selection of the Palestinian delegation to ensure Israeli participation . |
| 8 | In reply , Sir Derek said that though he could not speak for other directors , ‘ my resignation has been available to the board from the day all this started . |
| 9 | 291 made off 366 balls , with 38 fours , in just under eight hours does rather speak for itself . |
| 10 | I doubt if Ken 's position was much different from my own but he must speak for himself . |
| 11 | Mark answered in the traditional matter-of-fact manner , parading all the relevant factors and letting the facts speak for themselves . |
| 12 | When I spoke to him , Hall said the great thing about his show was that he let black artists speak for themselves , in their own voices . |
| 13 | Indeed , ‘ Down To Earth ’ can speak for itself . |
| 14 | Earlier Neil Kinnock , the Labour leader , hoped it would be demonstrated that Sir Nicholas did not speak for other Tories ‘ because the gutter language he used is not fit for anyone standing for a democratic party ’ . |
| 15 | Letter to the Editor : Who now will speak for England ? |
| 16 | Letter to the Editor : Who now will speak for England |
| 17 | Letter to the Editor : Who now will speak for England ? |
| 18 | Letter to the Editor : Who now will speak for England ? |
| 19 | Letter to the Editor : Who now will speak for England . |
| 20 | Letter to the Editor : Who now will speak for England ? |
| 21 | I ca n't speak for the others , but I do some of it each hour . |
| 22 | Although most of the poets embrace feminism , the majority reflect the idea of a uniform female existence : preferring not to be categorised by a ‘ feminist ’ or ‘ woman poet ’ label but letting their work speak for itself . |
| 23 | Mother could n't speak for laughing . |
| 24 | As regards the incompetent child , only his parents or legal guardian may speak for him , and then only for as long as he remains under their control or until majority at 18 years of age . |
| 25 | The aim , of course , is to delegate decision making to a trusted and close friend or relative who the patient feels best knows him and will speak for him when he can not speak for himself . |
| 26 | The aim , of course , is to delegate decision making to a trusted and close friend or relative who the patient feels best knows him and will speak for him when he can not speak for himself . |
| 27 | Just as the certificates of the graded music examination now simply record a grade with a pass , merit , or distinction ( further information can be acquired about the specific marks allotted to the student in each part of the examination ) , so , given time , a Grade 6 spoken German or a Grade 9 theoretical physics will speak for itself . |
| 28 | Biddy did not speak for some time , and stood considering them in a way that made them all feel about half their usual size . |
| 29 | Neither future generations nor the animals can speak for themselves or defend themselves . |
| 30 | Jenny could n't speak for a moment . |