Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] was talking " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nought for presuming I was talking to him when I made that call . ’ |
| 2 | She found she was talking in as low a voice as Finn , feeling there was something which she did not wish to disturb . |
| 3 | Four years earlier he told Boswell that the difference between the two was that whereas Rousseau talked nonsense and knew he did — because he talked it so well — Monboddo , who talked an inferior brand , did not know he was talking nonsense . |
| 4 | the children did n't even know he was talking to them . |
| 5 | I said to him we made her a cup of coffee out of a teapot that was bought and she says she was talking about it . |
| 6 | I suddenly realized she was talking to me . |
| 7 | For brief moments that day she could almost believe she was talking about third parties . |
| 8 | If people were not to assume she was talking down to them she had to speed up her presentation and tone down her air of authority . |
| 9 | As he warmed to his theme , George forgot he was talking to one individual , and through him to a huge lay audience . |
| 10 | Last week if you remember I was talking about the primary concern of the state , a concern er which is paramount is a concern for its security and I said if you remember that there was an approach er toward the study of international politics called realism which stressed the importance of what has been termed the power security hypothesis . |
| 11 | You know I was talking of cotton and Repetitive Stress Syndrome ? |
| 12 | You see , you know I was talking to you earlier about , about punchlines basically , but I ca n't remember the words I was using for it , times like by the way , right right , or did you know or did I mention to you do you follow me , a lot of key lines that you can think on that you use |
| 13 | ‘ You know you was talking about Chertsey , ’ Ella said . |
| 14 | You know we was talking about ? |
| 15 | He took no special notice of her , but she felt welcome , and when he was explaining some method of or reason for the cultivation of certain trees , she sensed he was talking to her as much as to the boys and girls around them . |
| 16 | But he only listened interestedly because whatever I was saying I was talking about him . |
| 17 | I mean they was talking about getting a really small for erm |
| 18 | ‘ Apologies , my dear fellow , ’ said Mr Singleton , ‘ momentarily I failed to appreciate I was talking to an artist . ’ |
| 19 | Suddenly I felt I was talking to my mum . |
| 20 | I mean , I must admit I was talking to beforehand and not clear not sure on certain things . |
| 21 | I was so high on adrenalin that for all I knew I was talking utter rubbish . |
| 22 | I asked him what he thought of Magritte the other day , and he thought I was talking about some girl in first year . |
| 23 | I thought I was talking somebody in |
| 24 | Constance heard Louise on the telephone and knew she was talking to Nora . |
| 25 | Alice knew she was talking of Papa 's marrying again . |
| 26 | oh I 'm sorry I thought you was talking about ninety four , ninety five |
| 27 | Well I thought you was talking about mattresses airing in front of the fire . |
| 28 | I thought she was talking about you , I mean she never mentioned no names when she came rushing up to the top just the same , do n't know what 's the matter with Wynne today , the edge there Lynda . |
| 29 | For a moment I thought he 'd flipped and reckoned he was Napoleon , when it clicked he was talking about Jo . |
| 30 | When she got a little closer she saw he was talking to the -man she 'd had the brush with when she first came in , and she hesitated in her progress . |