Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] have been speaking to " in BNC.
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| 1 | But in his heart he knew that he had been speaking to a troubled spirit , a spirit that had something terrible to confess . |
| 2 | He spotted your sign , ’ Vitor said , with a nod towards it , ‘ so he 's been speaking to the locals and asking a few questions . ’ |
| 3 | If she had been speaking to a school friend she would have called Brian Daddy but this was not acceptable to Jasper . |
| 4 | I will I would say that if you had been speaking to me on the phone , and this is not a criticism of John it 's just a an observation , you would n't be here . |
| 5 | Then , in the same gentle tone she had heard Travis use when he had been speaking to the woman he loved , he murmured , ‘ Leith , my darling , I just ca n't keep it to myself any longer — do you mind ? ’ |