Example sentences of "and talk of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The recent flood of cheery indicators is so good that it almost certainly condemns the beaming government to setbacks over the coming months , and to talk of a double-dip recession . |
| 2 | And to talk of killing your little girls shows you 've got the whole thing horribly out of perspective . |
| 3 | Together we walked and talked of the war and our families . |
| 4 | They sat down against the summerhouse wall and talked of each others activities over the last nine years . |
| 5 | He called on farmers to ‘ stay calm ’ but would not say whether France would veto the ‘ unacceptable ’ agreement and talked of negotiating a more favourable deal . |
| 6 | It was in that confusing time when half the articles were informed by feminism and talked of career and independence , while the rest still showed a very rigid ideal of feminine beauty . |
| 7 | It noted : ‘ Cricket is not widely known in France , ’ and talked of ‘ this sport which appears monotonous and without colour to the uninitiated ’ . |
| 8 | They thought understanding women was the key to being a good lover and talked of the importance of chemistry between two people — you could be a good lover with one partner and lousy with another . |
| 9 | And talked of me to him . |
| 10 | Simon poured some port into the Stilton and talked of a hot tip about buying shares in a firm called North-East Gas Enterprises Limited . |
| 11 | and talked of the advantages of a massage , |
| 12 | She remains an inspiring example to be remembered and talked of with fondness and good humour . |
| 13 | Wycliffe remembered a great-uncle who had fought under Buller and talked of little else . |
| 14 | The castle 's black-cloaked seneschal had scowled darkly on the previous occasions when Quiss had tracked him down in the kitchens and asked him what was going on and what he intended to do about it ; he made dour excuses and talked of the corrosive effects of salt water and what a mess it made of his pipes and anyway materials were very hard to come by these days — What days ? |
| 15 | Sensitive , intelligent , perceptive Jenny , who listened to Rachel night after night as she cried and talked of bringing peace , and said , ‘ You must save yourself , Rachel . |
| 16 | Mrs Ivory became unsettled and talked of returning home but her husband , a 39-year-old unemployed surveyor , never suspected she would take Chatchai . |
| 17 | He listened to the few men who had survived for more than a few weeks and talked of ‘ Blighty ’ and prayed only for a ‘ cushy wound ’ so they could be moved to the nearest hospital tent and , if they were among the lucky ones , eventually be sent home to England . |
| 18 | And talking of the Alps and Apennines , |
| 19 | ‘ Well , we 'll see , ’ Erika said , ‘ and talking of seeing , look who 's here . ’ |
| 20 | And talking of books , The Forest and the Fire still lay on the pillow where he had left it , before getting undressed . |
| 21 | And talking of unexpected wine styles , Australia has made something of a speciality of mixing Bordeaux Semillon grape with Burgundy 's Chardonnay grape recently . |
| 22 | It is useful to avail ourselves of the general habit of personifying the law and talking of what it requires , permits , claims , authorizes , etc . |
| 23 | And talking of supporters , you 'd better lock your barrow . |
| 24 | For when his job finished at night , he would make for his favourite pub(s) and spend the whole evening with his cronies , drinking , playing dominoes , and talking of the ‘ old days ’ in that far-off land of persecution and misery . |
| 25 | And talking of children , Carlotta 's lost the heir to her kingdom . |
| 26 | Shortly after these outcries , he pulled out all the stops in an attempt to persuade Theo — who was embroiled in crises of his own and talking of emigrating to America — to join him and become an artist . |
| 27 | ‘ It 's , ah , cheerful … and talking of Christmas- ’ He broke off and looked embarrassed , then said , ‘ I 'll explain later . |
| 28 | Oh , and talking of Leo : James is a bit sensitive about Peter helping him with the book . ’ |
| 29 | And talking of checking , I 'd better have a look through the house to see if anything 's missing . |
| 30 | ‘ And talking of watching the tides , it 's nearly half past four , and Mrs McD does a high tea at half six . |