Example sentences of "he [verb] [be] talking " in BNC.

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1 Now he has been talking of being ‘ more in control ’ .
2 But like you , he has been talking to my shipping office in Monaco and learns that there has been no communication for four days .
3 Childrens World marketing communications controller John Forester says he has been talking to agencies with the knowledge of the incumbent GGT and insists there is no review of the Sears-owned business .
4 Mr. Speaker , Sir , ever since this Minister filled his predecessor 's boots , he has been talking a load of rubbish .
5 During the time he 'd been talking , Kemp had scarcely once taken his eyes from Nina 's face .
6 ‘ No , he 'd been talking about it .
7 The publican replied that he 'd been talking to his dog .
8 Leaving whoever it was he 'd been talking to , he started towards her .
9 Now was obviously not the time to confront Feargal and ask what the devil he 'd been talking about .
10 For a long moment their glances clashed like swords , then there was a shout behind her , and she turned to see the two men he 'd been talking to and a short stout woman in a dark overall running towards them .
11 I did a double-take before I realized he 'd been talking to me .
12 Of course , he 'd been talking to Maria Luisa ; he had nothing to say to Steve .
13 He 'd been talking shit .
14 He 'd been talking to these erm Greek blokes and they invited him into this bar for erm
15 And one of the oil men to whom he had been talking at that seminar in Florence had told him that the Chinese enterprise zone ( Shenzhen ) , just over the border from Hong Kong , was still working .
16 He had been talking about giving up and concentrating his efforts entirely on writing and directing and , like the discovery of another little nugget , was spurred on by reaction to The Trip which , in spite of a critical mauling on the grounds of promoting drug abuse , was still seen as a gifted piece of writing .
17 Should she try and get him back again or buy a newspaper first and try to find out what in the world he had been talking about ?
18 While he had been talking an Arabic serving-woman had silently entered the room .
19 A Spanish recruit I had been playing poker against started making faces and gesturing behind the Padre 's back , when suddenly , without taking his eyes off the Frenchman to whom he had been talking , the priest jerked his elbow backwards into the Spaniard 's face , slamming him against an oven .
20 Hope smiled to himself : the smile broadened , and to disguise his true feelings he turned the smile on Mr Crump ; who was greatly encouraged as he had been talking about the slave trade on which much of his father 's great founding fortune had been based .
21 A couple of hours later , when he had been talking non-stop on the telephone , she was sitting in a chair half asleep .
22 He had spent most of the morning frowning , except when he had been talking to Sir William Paice and others .
23 He had been talking to a tall girl with white-blonde hair , but suddenly he turned his head slightly and looked straight at Maria , and every muscle in her body clenched in furious , shocked resistance .
24 While he had been talking like an estate agent , getting his full value out of the situation , the full embarrassment of it had been dawning on Jenna .
25 While he had been talking the urgency of his hands on her body had increased , his thumbs moving up to softly circle the tips of her breasts , his eyes never leaving her face , as if he was carefully gauging her reaction .
26 Because there was no doubt in her mind that he had been talking from personal experience .
27 He explained : ‘ He 's been talking about Peter Pan since he was three years old .
28 He 's been talking again about the possibility of dialysis . ’
29 Everyone thought Pratesi was the buyer because he 's been talking for years about building a bigger place , rearing his own pigs and growing his own feed .
30 Acting Detective Superintendent Mick Cox is leading the enquiry he 's been talking to Nigel Bell and telling him they 're convinced that the same girl has made all the phone calls .
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