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Meanings of speak of business in English

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Usage of speak of business in English
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Mr. Granger, I believe that I may speak of business matters before Miss Elizabeth?
Beatrice
2
That first day, Powhatan would not speak of business.
The Postman
3
Uncle refuses to speak of business and I am trying to understand the situation-someone must.
Westways: A Village Chronicle
4
I came to speak of business to you.
His Excellency the Minister
5
And on those occasions where his station obliged him to speak of business, was absolutely unintelligible.
Letters to Sir William Windham and Mr. Pope
6
Well, then, we have to speak of business.'
The Case of General Ople and Lady Camper
7
He did not often speak of business.
Half Portions
8
To-morrow we will speak of business.
In Luck at Last
9
Let us first speak of business affairs, and then we will forget every thing in draughts of fiery sherbet.
Louisa of Prussia and Her Times: A Historical Novel
10
You speak of business.
Peter Ruff and the Double Four
11
I have done much business in your city; I know how drinking is done here, when men and women speak of business.
The lies of locke lamora
12
I have heard him speak of business relations with you, M. Lenoble, and it is on that account I venture to speak so plainly.
Charlotte's Inheritance
13
You know well that I was not speaking of business, Miss Champers.
A Yellow God: An Idol of Africa
14
And speaking of business, how do you like my forceful American methods?
Adventure
15
When the bee-hunter left the spring, this mysterious Indian, for the first time, spoke of business.
Oak Openings
16
But now, while receiving visits and speaking of business, he avoided thinking of the unexpected resistance.
The Argonauts
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United Kingdom
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