Example sentences of "[verb] to be talked about " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cutting into ‘ four ’ or ‘ three ’ tends to be talked about rather than ‘ quarters ’ or ‘ thirds ’ , although fractions are sometimes used . |
| 2 | One last time the name is going to be talked about in the circles that bother about these things and it 's all to do with Mrs Thatcher who 's prone to say about her enemies vanity , vanity , all is vanity . |
| 3 | I ca n't for the life of me see why , if you really feel something , it 's got to be talked about . |
| 4 | I think if a museum gets to be talked about ‘ Oh , well , they 've sold this and they 've sold that ’ I for one would want to make very sure that whatever I gave them could n't be sold . |
| 5 | The Prince began to be talked about though this did not necessarily mean that he was being taken seriously as a political alternative to the regime of Louis-Philippe . |
| 6 | Joanne was quite happy with the way she was teaching until the GCSE began to be talked about , particularly in relation to its emphasis on investigative work and school-based assessment . |
| 7 | It is thought to be unlikely that the action will be settled out of court , and prospects of a rapprochement between the OSF and Sun — that were just beginning to be talked about ( UX No 379 , 380 ) — now appear remote . |
| 8 | While they ate he made polite conversation , avoiding with care any of the deeper , more important issues that needed to be talked about and resolved . |
| 9 | It had to be talked about . |
| 10 | Pictures then , if they are to be understood and enjoyed , need to be talked about , and talked about most profitably with a more-experienced reader . |