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I spoke

Suddenly the eldest daughter spoke up, saying, "I want candy."

She grinned toothlessly and, after a cackle, spoke, "Now your third wish. What will it be?"

Father spoke about how important school will be for finding a job when I am older.

Then he brought Simon to Jesus, who looked at him and spoke.

During the US presidential election of 2004, the candidate John Kerry had to hide that he spoke French.

The first time, I spoke pretty much no Chinese at all, and didn't understand China's conventions and customs.

In Paris they simply stared when I spoke to them in French; I never did succeed in making those idiots understand their own language.

Every successful repetition spoke favorably for the quality of the first test.

He spoke of sex in a rather businesslike manner, which was how he tried to avoid talking about his problems with intimacy.

When the teacher called on me all of a sudden I got confused and kept stumbling as I spoke.

The lecturer spoke generally about American literature and specifically about Faulkner.

Bill Clinton spoke in ambiguous language when asked to describe his relationship with Monica Lewinsky.

Nietzsche spoke of "Übermenschen," not "Übermänner," so your supermen and overmen can go sit on a fencepost.

He told deliberate lies.

After she filled out the application, the records clerk told her that the fee was eight dollars.

He didn't tell a lie. As a matter of fact, he told the whole truth.

When both girls told John they had feelings for him, he was in a quandary as to which girl he should be with.

The doctor told you to stay in bed until your fever goes down, didn't he?

Babies can become dehydrated from a high fever, so I was told that it would be better to send him to the hospital.

He hadn't been in the office five minutes before he told us what to do.

What they said to you is exactly the opposite of what they told me yesterday.

He told me his address, but unfortunately I had no paper to write it down on.

At the age of six he had learned to use the typewriter and told the teacher that he did not need to learn to write by hand.

You'd be amazed how many times I've told Tom not to do that.

Tom was afraid of getting in trouble if he told Mary where he had really been.

I'm told "idiot" is a bad word, but where I grew up it doesn't really feel that bad.

What he told us the other day simply doesn't make sense, does it?

Tom seemed genuinely surprised when I told him that Mary had left town.

Trust me, he said.

It is said that global warming is directly related to carbon dioxide emissions.

The clerk said, "What can I do for you, sir?"

Perseverance, it is often said, is the key to success.

Some wise man has said life consists of one disappointment after another.

When the bus swerved to miss a cat, the driver said, "That was close."

Has anybody ever said you wear too much makeup?

The boy I saw searching through the garbage can said that he had not eaten anything for four days.

The notice in the park said, "Keep off the grass."

What that fortuneteller said yesterday is nothing to be concerned about.

After a short visit, he suddenly stood up and said he was leaving.

Someone told me that Albert Einstein said, "Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen."

Tom couldn't find Mary even though he said he looked just about everywhere.

67% of those who never smoked said they worried about the health effects of passive smoking.

She asked him to help her father clean the garage, but he said that he was too busy to help.

Never say never.

You say you want to go to Boston? Why in the world would you want to go there?

I don't think there is any excuse for his behavior. At the same time, we should listen to what he has to say.

They say you shouldn't take rumors seriously, but that's easier said than done.

My friends always say I'm too calm, but my family always says I'm too annoying.

He and I have a near-telepathic understanding of each other. No sooner does one of us say something than the other is already responding.

Air as well as sunlight is, needless to say, indispensable to our daily life.

My neighbors say they're going on a family trip to Hokkaido.

Jingle Bells, a popular song around Christmas time, is not really a Christmas song. The lyrics say nothing about Christmas.

You may not learn to speak as well as a native speaker, but you should be able to speak well enough that native speakers will understand what you have to say.

If anyone should phone, say I will be back at one o'clock.

You say I should know him quite well, but as a matter of fact, I was introduced to him only last week.

All you ever do is nitpick. I wish you could say something more constructive.

You say Nessie is an imaginary being, but I think she exists.

Quit talking like you've got something stuck in your mouth and say what you mean.