Example sentences of "[letter] [be] talking [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may be that , for participant S , the above expression represents the best way of summarising what speaker R was talking about , as evidenced by her response . |
| 2 | A natural interpretation ( by an observer or analyst ) of this deictic set-up is that A and B are talking on the telephone . |
| 3 | Suppose X is talking to Y , standing on the blue border of the carpet in X 's office , in a given street , in Manchester , in England , in |
| 4 | ‘ Mrs Hodge : ‘ Well , sir , when ‘ e 's talking to a Protectionist , ‘ e 's a Free Trader , and when ‘ e 's talking to a Free Trader , ‘ e 's Protectionist , and when ‘ e 's talking to me , ‘ e 's a raving lunatic ’ . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Mrs Hodge : ‘ Well , sir , when ‘ e 's talking to a Protectionist , ‘ e 's a Free Trader , and when ‘ e 's talking to a Free Trader , ‘ e 's Protectionist , and when ‘ e 's talking to me , ‘ e 's a raving lunatic ’ . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Mrs Hodge : ‘ Well , sir , when ‘ e 's talking to a Protectionist , ‘ e 's a Free Trader , and when ‘ e 's talking to a Free Trader , ‘ e 's Protectionist , and when ‘ e 's talking to me , ‘ e 's a raving lunatic ’ . ’ |
| 7 | Unlike the hearer ( B ) in extract ( 12 ) , however , speaker C appears to be able to recognise speaker D 's alternative topic and accepts what she thinks speaker D is talking about as ‘ what we 're talking about ’ , for a few turns . |