Example sentences of "but we 're talking " in BNC.

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1 The original meaning , as defined by Collins , has certainly taken a mean whipping before re-release into this streetwise prose but we 're talking the same thing here , are n't we ?
2 Wayne 's World may have made Scooby Doo hip , but we 're talking serious addiction to cartoon characters that even your five-year-old sister would think are naff .
3 Robert Bosch GmbH and Northern Telecom Ltd say they are in discussions that could lead to a 50-50 joint venture to develop , manufacture , and market transmission equipment — yes , Bosch 's main business is motor components , but we 're talking data transmission here — under the global CCITT standard , including Synchronous Digital Hierarchy systems : Northern Telecom says the deal would complements its strategic tie with Matra Communication SA .
4 However , EPHOS is not expected to impinge upon the UK 's own GOSIP profile , ‘ EPHOS is at a higher level , ’ according to the UK 's Central Computing and Telecommunications Agency , although it admits that ‘ they may merge in the future , but we 're talking about four or five years . ’
5 And it 's a U K average figure as well , but we 're talking about forty percent .
6 Yeah but we 're talking round this .
7 ‘ That 's all very well , but we 're talking about murder . ’
8 Again this is about the procedure that we 're following , but we 're talking now about rules procedures for branches and I have to say that I 'm up here without the support of my region on this one .
9 Now I do n't want to spoil your lunch here but we 're talking about dieting .
10 What they 're able to do with that money this year and in that way we can make a reasonable assessment as to what has to be done next year and the years after and budget all , but we 're talking about how they 're going to spend the money that we 've just earlier on voted for , for us so that we can see what is being done and also that the public can see because after all this all came up , the report to the ombudsman and the public will not be satisfied about our performance on that .
11 But we 're talking about a generation much more computer-literate than the last and today 's children are very unlikely to react badly . ’
12 But we 're talking about now , we 're talking about Mrs Thatcher having written
13 No but we 're talking about the days when your butchers are there .
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