Example sentences of "[conj] they had [be] talking " in BNC.
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| 1 | They said that they had been talking about it themselves . |
| 2 | Betty would have been upset to know that they had been talking of the devil . |
| 3 | ‘ She said she had known for some time that she and Fabien could not remain at La Tour Monchauzet after their marriage — that they had been talking together about moving away — of going , perhaps , as far as Australia or California and starting a totally new life . |
| 4 | While they had been talking , the Administrator had slipped quietly from the room . |
| 5 | While they had been talking , there had been a couple of moments when he had n't looked in the least civilised ! |
| 6 | ‘ You see , ’ he went on as though they had been talking all afternoon , ‘ I had no idea until this morning that you were in the same state as I. ’ |