Example sentences of "[verb] talking [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm at the bottom of the page then , George starts talking about Martha , Martha 's father and it gets very funny this bit , very naughty . |
| 2 | He then starts talking about Martha 's father , who was not going to die apparently . |
| 3 | ‘ So if somebody starts talking about racism when they see our work , that 's very good . |
| 4 | If anyone starts talking about sex or looking at the Indian women , someone always says , ‘ Riddled with diseases I 'm sure . ’ |
| 5 | Having apparently made a good case ( to wit , the UK now spends nearly two per cent less per head on education than in 1980 ) it starts talking about education . |
| 6 | Soon as soon as he starts talking about cars yap yap yap yap yap yap he does n't stop . |
| 7 | But Svidrigailov ignores the question and starts talking about politics . |
| 8 | I do n't enjoy talking about Susan much . |
| 9 | She loves talking to people , and keeping in touch with what is going on in their lives . |
| 10 | When she stopped talking about art , she began to talk about love . |
| 11 | It is time we stopped talking of despair and started living in hope . |
| 12 | Surely it is time we stopped talking of elephants as if they were a commodity to be traded , like so many cans of paint , and accept them for what they are , ancient and splendid fellow inhabitants of the earth who share with us the joys of close kinship bonds and grieve when they are severed . |
| 13 | Even Nazi Who Escaped justice At Nuremberg , at number 42 , was seen talking to people in a high , jovial voice , that only increased his resemblance to a Gestapo officer . |
| 14 | As he was relating his story , he suddenly realised that sitting before him among the directors was the sandy-haired man he had seen talking to Mr Dwerringhouse . |
| 15 | You never stop talking about Adai . |
| 16 | ‘ Stop talking about Eleanor , ’ ordered Julius . |
| 17 | And stop talking in circles ! ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Stop talking in riddles and explain what 's going on ! ’ |
| 19 | Let me go and kindly stop talking in riddles ! ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Do you remember talking to Jane Pargeter ? ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I enjoy talking about things other than golf , I love just sitting around and doing nothing , watching TV , going into the kitchen , walking around a while and watching the stock market . |
| 22 | Until now all sides in the cattle breeding debate have managed to avoid talking in money terms . |
| 23 | So she did n't mind talking about Hubert Molland . |
| 24 | ‘ Innocent people , ’ the sergeant says , ‘ do n't mind talking to police officers . |
| 25 | The patient may also like talking to friends on the telephone . |
| 26 | " Do you not like talking to Egyptians ? " the chief asked . |
| 27 | Just as an example , because we do n't like talking about cold , but just to give you a very simplistic example of how it can work . |
| 28 | ‘ I do n't like talking about Eve behind her back . ’ |
| 29 | I do n't like talking about toilets and stuff — it 's dirty . |
| 30 | Williams would always like talking about Orton , although he would publicly protest for years that it was so boring to keep going on about his relationship with the writer . |