Example sentences of "[pers pn] be talking to [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Anyway I were , I were talking to that lady and er she were on about you , and she says about putting your name |
2 | I would n't trust anybody I was talking to that lady , paper shop you know where you used to wait for Les |
3 | " I was talking to that boy next to you . " |
4 | I was talking to that presenter of that alternative-politics programme — what 's his name ? — and he said that he 'd got annoyed with a colleague because she criticized his pink bow-tie . |
5 | I sat in my chair with my face close to the table , and while I was talking to one group of visitors , the others used to drive round the table . |
6 | I er , I sar I said to I was talking to this bloke in Rackhams and I , I said do you still have your late night on a Thursday ? |
7 | I was talking to this guy the other day who works as a programmer and that 's what he uses . |
8 | I was talking to this chick about her hair and the trouble she had with it . |
9 | erm , so that if , if they then go to an appeal er , I was talking to this planning officer and I was saying that I think I 'll consult them , he said I do n't think you 'll need to he said , and of what you 've done so far is pretty good and I can get access to all the letters that have been written in , in objecting into the into the homes |
10 | I did n't like the feeling ; it brought it home to me how much you are judged by how you look , all the time , and how weird it feels when you are talking to this compere , and all the time you know he is n't listening to a word you are saying , just looking down your cleavage . |
11 | You , ho you should ideally all have a ouch , a file like this and , before I pick this up , erm , the best way of organizing your files and just , just take separate bits of paper now , to save yourselves time , is to take separate pieces of paper for the separate topics , that separate people have done , and as you 're talking to each other , begin making notes and adding to , to these different bits . |
12 | " My daughter said she was talking to some man in the street . |
13 | I 'm happier to stand back and let him do his bit and I 'll do my bit , as long as we 're talking to each other . |
14 | It 's like other day , we were talking to this bloke like , and he were on about businesses , says you ca n't underst , oh he said something about finances , how difficult it is to get finance to start a business up and er , he said , I know , he said you ca n't me , he said . |
15 | Er , Dennis , who we were talking to last night , he says , you must be absolutely mental ! |
16 | Would they be talking to each other ? |
17 | They were talking to each other loudly as if to keep lurking wood-spirits at bay , and I did vividly remember that teenage spooky feeling of being alone in wild woodland and at the mercy of supernatural eyes . |
18 | As he warmed to his theme , George forgot he was talking to one individual , and through him to a huge lay audience . |