Example sentences of "talk and [vb base] about " in BNC.
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| 1 | We talk about ‘ god ’ sometimes here at home , and you have been told at school to sing hymns and say prayers to ‘ god ’ , and you hear ‘ god ’ spoken about on the radio and television , also your friends talk and argue about ‘ god ’ , but nobody at all will tell you who or what ‘ god ’ really is , and this is because ‘ god ’ is only imaginary just as fairies are . |
| 2 | Talk and write about their responses to literature , taking account of matters such as the development of the plot , interactions between characters , central themes , and the use of language . |
| 3 | Talk and write about their responses to literature , taking account of matters such as dramatic , poetic or fictional structure , complexities of plot , development of character and theme , and the use of poetic or stylistic devices . |
| 4 | The way people talk and talk about tachism and cubism and this ism and that ism and all the long words they use — great smeary clots of words and phrases . |
| 5 | We have n't even talked about that we just talk and talk about anything and everything . |