Example sentences of "[noun] were talking [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Old friends from the village were talking quietly among themselves , and I noticed the awful Pumblechook trying to catch my eye , as he drank brandy and swallowed large pieces of cake . |
| 2 | Hence the reason sevens coaches Douglas Morgan and John Jeffrey were talking yesterday of some switches within the ranks , both in Canberra and in Fiji next week . |
| 3 | Barbara Coleman and Durance were talking together , everyone else went downstairs . |
| 4 | ‘ You and Salvo were talking just before I came out to breakfast . |
| 5 | All I remember is that the King and de Craon were talking excitedly together and that de Craon seemed pleased . |
| 6 | Well , me and Andrew Love were talking backstage the other day , listening to our drummer and keyboard player having a jam out front , and I was humming this made-up saxophone solo , and he was going , ‘ Oh , God — if you were a sax player , watch out ! ’ |
| 7 | Coffin and Inspector Paul Lane were talking privately over a drink in the Victory Arms , a pub whose windows gave them a view of the sails of the Cutty Sark . |
| 8 | Oliver and Tim were talking together , Cobalt was waiting for his prey . |
| 9 | Outside the front door of Boldwood 's house a group of men were talking quietly . |
| 10 | At the next table a German couple were talking loudly and beyond them a middle-aged man on his own occupied a table for three . |