Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] be talking to [pn reflx] " in BNC.
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1 | Talking ( even if it is talking to yourself or your dog or your prize marrow ) nourishes and builds your aural memory-bank and uses your own ‘ speech experience ’ which aids speechreading . |
2 | He stopped speaking and gazed hard at Corbett and then continued quietly , almost as if he was talking to himself . |
3 | Athelstan snorted with laughter and leaned forward , his arms crossed , as if he was talking to himself and had forgotten the coroner sitting beside him . |
4 | He stared at the table as if he were talking to himself . |
5 | Golding 's voice sank to a murmur , as if he were talking to himself rather than Derek . |
6 | Ruthven had his cat with him , stroking it and muttering something — I could not tell whether he was talking to himself or his pet . |
7 | An when I am talking to meself in poetry I talk , |
8 | And when I 'm talking to myself I say what a clever fellow you are ! |
9 | She sits down but does n't join in the conversations , her face is distracted and her hands move constantly as though she 's talking to herself . |
10 | When he spoke again , it was as though he were talking to himself . |