Example sentences of "he be talking to himself " in BNC.

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1 He stared at the table as if he were talking to himself .
2 When he spoke again , it was as though he were talking to himself .
3 Golding 's voice sank to a murmur , as if he were talking to himself rather than Derek .
4 He stopped speaking and gazed hard at Corbett and then continued quietly , almost as if he was talking to himself .
5 He was talking to himself .
6 Athelstan snorted with laughter and leaned forward , his arms crossed , as if he was talking to himself and had forgotten the coroner sitting beside him .
7 Ruthven had his cat with him , stroking it and muttering something — I could not tell whether he was talking to himself or his pet .
8 He was talking to himself as she approached and when he saw her he immediately huddled further into the doorway .
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