Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] talking [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Given this topic framework , J is constrained from talking about these things unless he introduces into the topic framework some additional information which he could then treat as shared by his hearer-that one of his brothers had gone to Australia to train as a brain surgeon and he considered doing the same , but settled for bricklaying instead . |
| 2 | Problem cases are often resolved by talking to other lawyers inside or outside your firm . |
| 3 | And to attribute knowledge of Truth to the voice of conscience in this way , or to the religious and ethical criteria of a particular form of life , inevitably brings Gandhi face to face with the problem of the relativity of truth and with the question whether under the circumstances one is justified in talking about absolute Truth at all . |
| 4 | We seemed to have gone past talking to each other and one day Gabrielle took the children off to her parents and just did n't come back . ’ |
| 5 | The 18 major contributions are themselves fairly impressive , I particularly liked Francesco Calogero 's analysis of the dynamics of the nuclear arms race and John Ziman 's discussion of the basic principles involved in talking about social responsibility among scientists . |
| 6 | Dialects , we should remember , are essentially local to particular parts of a particular country , and specialized for talking about local and domestic life … . |
| 7 | The skilled interviewer has to establish a fine balance between being receptive — allowing the client to relax and talk freely — and being in control — so that the client is guided into talking about fruitful areas , and also that the interview is closed on time . |
| 8 | He says he agrees with Mr Tebbit that many of the evil deeds of recent years which have seen child murders and terrorism of a particularly disgusting type , can not be answered by ‘ mere questions of policing , penal treatment or sentencing policy and can not either be justified or explained by talking of urban deprivation and unemployment . ’ |
| 9 | The identity and addresses of landowners can be established by talking to local people . |