Example sentences of "[vb -s] to be talk [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To the atmosphere generated by the yearning faithful , add the element of competing with or complementing showbizz , and a leader performs , where the marginal voter wants to be talked to . |
| 2 | Cutting into ‘ four ’ or ‘ three ’ tends to be talked about rather than ‘ quarters ’ or ‘ thirds ’ , although fractions are sometimes used . |
| 3 | I think if a museum gets to be talked about ‘ Oh , well , they 've sold this and they 've sold that ’ I for one would want to make very sure that whatever I gave them could n't be sold . |
| 4 | What typically happens is that , in the negotiation process , one speaker realises that his version is incompatible with what the other appears to be talking about and makes his contributions compatible with ‘ what I think you ( not we ) are talking about ’ . |
| 5 | Erm I think Professor Lock appears to be talking about a site specific proposal . |
| 6 | Everyone seems to be talking about CANCER . |
| 7 | Suddenly everyone seems to be talking about the menopause so we thought that you 'd better hear what women really think . |
| 8 | He seems to be talking in a series of jumpy thoughts . |