Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [pers pn] [be] talking " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean , I must admit I was talking to beforehand and not clear not sure on certain things . |
| 2 | Because some people are very very very touchy , they 'd think you were talking about them . |
| 3 | What I do n't quite understand is what was the legal basis on which they went ahead with this despite the objection , presumably as some of the trustees as to what was being done , I could hear we 're talking of er a deficit of one point seven billion appearing or it a surplus disappearing into a deficit , which is actually four times as much has disappeared out of Maxwell . |
| 4 | If someone believed that tables were better than chairs , we would think they were talking nonsense . |
| 5 | A stranger that was addressed by him would imagine he was talking to someone else , or if no other person was in the room , would stare about him , wondering what the fellow was talking to . |
| 6 | ‘ As you can see we are talking sub rosa , ’ she said pointing to the wild roses above our heads , ‘ so I am about to let you into a secret . |