Example sentences of "the [noun] [verb] talking to " in BNC.
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| 1 | He asked us if we were all well and healthy ; three of the Frenchmen started talking to him and the rest of us giggled and joked in English about this ridiculous figure who appeared to be out of touch with everything we were doing . |
| 2 | After the Glasgow gig , the lads got talking to JERRY from the TEENAGE FANCLUB who came back to pay his respects and nick the beer from their rider . |
| 3 | For the moment , buying almost anything in east Germany apart from the groceries involves talking to the Treuhandanstalt , the trust body charged with privatising the territory 's 8,000 enterprises . |
| 4 | ‘ Yesterday morning , ’ began Juliet , ‘ when we were both on Hunter Ward waiting for the doctor to finish talking to Mum . ’ |
| 5 | The women avoided talking to the Chief Steward , or among themselves , about the detail of the job . |
| 6 | Whilst the man and one of the women stayed talking to the householder , the other woman , holding the child , was directed to the toilet . |
| 7 | While the man and one of the women stayed talking to the householder , the other woman , still clutching the child was directed to the toilet . |