Example sentences of "if [pron] [be] talk to a " in BNC.
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| 1 | She held out her hand , palm upwards now , and moved her head slowly as she looked at Aggie as if she were talking to a friend who would understand that a cousin of hers had not married beneath her . |
| 2 | For instance , If you are talking to a neighbour and he or she seems in no particular rush , then invite him or her in for an impromptu cup of something . |
| 3 | hang on hang on now if you 're talking to a mathematician and you 're sort of saying cos squared is well erm you know if I integrate that ah I 'm going to get cos so if erm well I 'll just change that there and I 'll fiddle |
| 4 | If you were talking to a prostitute on the beat , you 'd get booked for gossiping — for idling your time . |
| 5 | okay , okay So supposing , supposing I did an interview with you , the , the idea about the pub talk is I 'm trying to get you to use the language as if you were talking to a mate . |
| 6 | He interrupted Michael as if he was talking to a little child . |
| 7 | ‘ No Villanuova has ever had a job , that 's why , ’ he replied as if he were talking to a child . |