The clerk spoke in a high tenor, half singing the words.

The clerk dialed a number and spoke over the phone.

The clerk looked around the room, then spoke loudly.

The clerk took a pose and spoke facing the crowd.

At the information desk of the bus station, the clerks spoke no English.

Most clerks barely speak English, and the management is a bit sullen.

The clerk picked up the telephone and spoke into it.

The clerk I spoke to asked my race number.

The clerk picked up the telephone, spoke for a moment or two and then nodded.

If the clerk was speaking the truth it would be worth the five hundred and more.