Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] be talking [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If , say , measles had shown such an increase , we should now be talking about a major epidemic . |
| 2 | He should n't be talking to a newspaper . |
| 3 | Kitty had that facility for slipping the knife in , even when on the surface she might only be talking about the weather . |
| 4 | However , much demolition is done on a piece work or per day basis , and you might simply be talking about the loss of a day 's work or a day or two 's profit . |
| 5 | Well we 'd rather be talking to the West Midlands , Chair rather than fighting about where it 's going throughout the whole of England , which is a slight difference , in geographical terms . |
| 6 | ‘ They knew that I liked girls and if I had a choice , I would rather be talking to the girls than doing my homework . ’ |
| 7 | So we would essentially be talking about a phased process the more we consider . |
| 8 | We shall therefore be talking to the local chair of Friends of the Earth , whose name just escapes me a minute , yes , we shall be talking with him , thinking about a day . |
| 9 | ‘ I sha n't be talking to the Press about it , nor to anyone else . |
| 10 | ‘ But then I feel sure we can not be talking about the same woman , Mr McKillop . |