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Example sentences for "would speak"

  • It is only his manner," said her ladyship.

  • He wore an exquisite moustache, but in other respects was close shaven.

  • This she said with so much vehemence that he was thoroughly startled.

  • He asked his father-in-law to accompany him, but the Dean said that he would speak a word or two further to Mr. Battle and remained.

  • Lord George had determined that he would speak fully to the Dean respecting his brother.

  • I stood silent, in hopes he would speak again: but my fears were too violent to remain so long.

  • I would speak of him as of myself, of his defects as of my own, and I declare it as my opinion that, if he might be permitted to enjoy his uncle's property in peace, he would change his system.

  • He returned with sergeant Pryor to the Indians, with a present of tobacco, corn, and a few kettles; and told them that we would speak to their chiefs in the morning.

  • In the afternoon we sent the Minnetaree chiefs to smoke for us with the great chief of the Mandans, and told them we would speak in the morning.

  • We told them that we would speak to them in the morning at their villages separately.

  • We received the visits of the three principal chiefs with many others, to whom we gave some tobacco, and told them that we would speak to them to-morrow.

  • The King promised that he would speak to M.

  • Now like a madman he would speak only of Spain, of Madame de Bourgogne, of Nangis, whom he wished to kill or to have assassinated; now full of remorse towards M.

  • He would speak of personages the most distinguished, whose ante-chambers even he had scarcely seen, as though he spoke of his equals or of his particular friends.

  • He would speak to Mag about it that very night.

  • Again he would speak of Kate, and entreat that she might come to him.

  • But with that, Ivor Macrae rose abruptly from before the fire, saying that he would speak no more that night.

  • There is another Iona, of which I would speak.

  • He would speak to his mother, but, in the meantime, he could not bring himself to make a comfortable answer to his father's eloquent praise of landed property.

  • It seems a little curious to me that Paul, for the purpose of quieting a mob, would speak to that mob in an unknown language.

  • I would speak a word to them in this place, the rather because they are they which spoil both Christian brotherhood, and civil neighbourhood, in too great a measure.

  • God was good, and that he would speak to him that which would do him good.

  • It is about Lady Mason that I would speak to you.

  • If he were to say nothing to her, his saying nothing would be remarked; and yet he felt that all his powers of self-control would not enable him to speak to her in the same manner that he would speak to her sister.

  • So I promised him that I would speak to Sir Peregrine, and break it off if it be possible.

  • He would speak to me in Spanish in front of the people, in front of the officers in the ward, what we call the wardroom.

  • He would come to me and we would speak in Spanish.

  • He would speak three or four words and then bring it out in English.

  • He could only say that he would speak to his father again on the subject.

  • He hadn't time to think whether he would speak or not, and you may be sure I didn't.

  • If it were not that I do not like to be carried away by strong language I would speak of more than esteem.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "would speak" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    describes the; good rider; quite contrary; would agree; would appear; would begin; would break; would certainly; would choose; would endeavour; would get; would gladly; would have been glad; would hear; would kill; would like; would live; would often; would save; would say; would scarcely; would see; would soon; would stay; would suggest; wouldst thou