Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] talking to " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 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 .
3 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 .
4 Dreikurs advises parents to restrict talking to friendly conversations and not use it as a disciplinary measure .
5 ‘ Many wives are frightened to ‘ go public ’ in case neighbours stop talking to them .
6 The women avoided talking to the Chief Steward , or among themselves , about the detail of the job .
7 Whilst the man and one of the women stayed talking to the householder , the other woman , holding the child , was directed to the toilet .
8 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 .
9 Colleagues stopped talking to me , afraid no doubt that being on the wrong side of the new Director might prove contagious .
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