Example sentences of "[noun] [was/were] talking [prep] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Colin Angus was talking to Lee Harpin |
| 2 | The guard was talking to Evans as Morgan glared at the screen , then took out a cigar and clamped his teeth on it . |
| 3 | ’ Someone in a bar was talking about Ardakke in connection with Gharr the Gherpotean ’ . |
| 4 | In 1980 the CDP was talking of CNAA ‘ dogmatism ’ , and in suggesting the establishment of a liaison body with the CNAA it looked for the establishment of a ‘ special relationship ’ . |
| 5 | ‘ I should add that Frank was talking about America . |
| 6 | Y You and Deborah were talking about Dan and Honey yesterday were n't you ? |
| 7 | At a party in Soho in 1914 Epstein was talking to Beatrice , who made it clear that she was at a loose end in her life . |
| 8 | Dyson tried over inside his head : ‘ It 's funny to think that only this morning poor old Eddy was talking about Stanley Cunningham 's funeral … |
| 9 | ‘ Some of our major customers were talking about EDI , and we realised that if our competitors were offering the facility and we were n't it would score against us . |
| 10 | Dieter was deep in conversation with Eric and Daphne , and Rose was talking to Janey and Sue . |
| 11 | ‘ We got rid of an old woman and replaced him with a younger one , ’ Fergus said , mouth turned down at the corners , staring over his whisky tumbler and across the room to where his wife was talking to Antonia . |
| 12 | Mozart was talking to Rose Fox . |
| 13 | Few people were talking about Robert 's paintings . |
| 14 | One day I was in the wheelchair and people were talking to John and Jo but ignoring me . |
| 15 | Er on Friday Mike was talking to Rob Rob was at dad 's so Mike was standing talking to them , but my ears still flapped . |
| 16 | When we were in the meadow opposite the Grotto and Father was talking about Bernadette I felt as though I could see her . |
| 17 | Claudia was talking to Philip ; she wished he was beside her , but after the first ten minutes , he 'd been taken away to talk to someone else . |
| 18 | At the same moment he became aware that Mrs Willmot was talking about Helen . |
| 19 | The white men were talking to Goreng . |
| 20 | He became aware that the radio was talking about Michael Banks . |
| 21 | While the others were talking of Hubert Molland , Peter had felt like a spectator at a play — as if he were watching a scene that had been rehearsed so many times that the actors spoke their lines mechanically , hardly caring about the meaning . |
| 22 | Emma was talking to Lisa and she looked at me . |
| 23 | Emma was talking to Lisa . |
| 24 | Clem Bunker was talking to Mark in the garden . |
| 25 | Hilary lingered , and managed to seize on a moment when Bill Clough was talking to Greg to exchange his low words with Rose . |
| 26 | my mum was talking to Robin |
| 27 | Sarah was talking to John she knew that Louise was staying at Dave 's and he said , Yeah yeah I will do . |
| 28 | Joanne and her mother were talking on Joanne 's doorstep . |
| 29 | Jimmy was talking to Wood 's gillie one night , asking him about his gentleman 's astonishing success with the small fly : ‘ Wee Blue Charm be damned . |
| 30 | The guy was talking to Pete , he thought he could , he develop , he could develop for coarse fishing |