speaking,

There is some good in the latter — though, generally speaking,

The Book of Snobs 2006

I am not attached to any one, strictly speaking — though, more strictly speaking,

The Hand of Ethelberta 2006

Presently the telephone rings, it is his valet speaking,

quirkykid Diary Entry quirkykid 2004

Dear darling, lie beside me, it is too cold to stand speaking,

quirkykid Diary Entry quirkykid 2004

It had grown dark in the prison, and as he ceased speaking,

For the term of his natural life 2004

“Ah!” he exclaimed, or rather intoned, in such a way as to be audible at once to Mme. de Saint-Euverte, to whom he spoke, and to Mme. des Laumes, for whom he was speaking,

Swann's Way 2003

By her dress, her movements, and her manner of speaking,

A Sportsman's Sketches 2003

Men neglect the duties incumbent on man, yet are treated like demi-gods; religion is also separated from morality by a ceremonial veil, yet men wonder that the world is almost, literally speaking,

A Vindication of the Rights of Woman 2002

For every bottle of Australian wine exported, roughly speaking,

Australia's Wine Industry: International Opportunities and Challenges - Speech - Minister for Foreign Affairs 2001

And for bringing to our poetry a mannerless speaking,

Plea for Forgiveness 1999