Example sentences of "what i [be] talking about " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ But what I am talking about , because it is my business , is mainstream commercial cinema and I do maintain that mainstream cinema should be looking towards its audience . |
2 | I know what I am talking about . |
3 | ‘ You know what I am talking about , of course ? ’ |
4 | What I am talking about are the contexts in which people have sexual relationships . |
5 | ‘ I know what I am talking about . |
6 | If I meet my young son from school , laughing with his friends and waving to me and the dog , who wags its tail and barks in return , should I be supposed not to know what I am talking about if I pronounce them both to be conscious ? |
7 | Some , at least , of this confusion and inconsistency arise out of misunderstanding as to what is meant by Wages for Housework , so before proceeding any further I propose to change the term in order to indicate ( a ) that I am not spokeswoman for , nor even in complete agreement with , the campaign of that name ; ( b ) that I do not propose to be sidetracked into an interesting discussion of the precise scientific definition of ‘ wage ’ ; what I am talking about is cash , money , pound notes , that to which a housewife is not entitled , that to which she should be ; and ( c ) that there is housework and housework . |
8 | You know what I am talking about . ’ |
9 | I have been a supporter of this club since before the war , so I know what I am talking about . |
10 | Honestly , Les , this team is the biggest load of rubbish we have had here since I 've been a supporter and I started before the war , so I know what I am talking about . |
11 | Syntactic behaviour and contrastiveness aside , it is tempting to interpret a Chinese-style topic in the same way as theme , that is , as meaning something like ‘ This is my starting point ; this is what I am talking about . ’ |
12 | Now what I am talking about is a very simple concept illustrated in figure 3 . |
13 | He knows what I am talking about . |
14 | In order that you can understand what I am talking about , I will tell you a little about the story line . |
15 | I 've been through both already so I know what I 'm talking about . |
16 | Oh well , if you do n't know what I 'm talking about , it does n't matter . |
17 | ‘ Of course they did n't say that , ’ said Nigel as if to an elderly sloth suffering from senile decay , ‘ but it 's no good me saying , ‘ Sinister , dexter , sinister , dexter , ’ because they wo n't know what I 'm talking about , will they ? |
18 | Realize I have no idea what I 'm talking about , but refuse to back down . |
19 | The only heating in the Waaf huts was from the temperamental iron stove in the centre of each hut , and anyone who has had to struggle with one of these objects will appreciate what I 'm talking about . |
20 | You know what I 'm talking about . |
21 | I know what I 'm talking about . |
22 | And I know what I 'm talking about because I went to the Isle of Wight recently . |
23 | ‘ I 'm glad you understand what I 'm talking about . |
24 | In this case I know what I 'm talking about . |
25 | ‘ Anyone who gets really used to something will know what I 'm talking about here , but my stuff is pretty noisy and when I came up with a way of getting rid of the noise , I really missed it ! |
26 | Listen to any Eric Johnson , Steve Morse , Gary Moore , Jeff Beck , Jimi Hendrix and on and on , and you 'll hear what I 'm talking about . |
27 | Do you know what I 'm talking about ? ’ |
28 | I know what I 'm talking about . |
29 | You know what I 'm talking about ! |
30 | ‘ I 'll tell you what I 'm talking about , you suppurating little blister ! ’ the Trunchbull shouted . |