Example sentences of "[be] talking " in BNC.
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| 1 | He seems to be talking in a series of jumpy thoughts . |
| 2 | They may be talking about membership of Ulster 's protestant secret societies , particularly the Orange order , the Royal Black Preceptory , and the Apprentice Boys ' Club ; or about religion — being saved , being a church member , or even a non-practising protestant ; or what appear to them to be key ethical issues such as drink , tobacco , and money ; or they may simply be describing in ordinary everyday language life in the family , on the farm , and in the village . |
| 3 | Keep the date free in your diary — October 13th , 1991 , at the National Agricultural Showground , Stoneleigh , Warwickshire — for a once-in-a-lifetime experience people will be talking about for the next 100 years . |
| 4 | Another company to which Ferranti is known to be talking is Daimler Benz , the giant West German vehicles , aircraft and electricals group . |
| 5 | Union Assurance de Paris , which has 19.2 per cent , is said to be talking to Sun 's other big shareholder , the South African controlled Trans-Atlantic Holdings . |
| 6 | BSB is also believed to be talking to Ford in the UK about providing communications with its dealers and to the Financial Times about a business service for large companies . |
| 7 | It 's them you should be talking to . |
| 8 | Let me now take the propositions in order , examine them individually , and then indicate how , in my opinion , the employers came to be talking this kind of tripe . |
| 9 | ‘ What would they be talking about , Rose ? ’ |
| 10 | Her instinct told her she should not be talking but she could not stop . |
| 11 | Kitty had that facility for slipping the knife in , even when on the surface she might only be talking about the weather . |
| 12 | ‘ But I do believe there is some common ground : the parties who would be talking all reject violence ; they all support devolution in some form , on a basis which involves both sides of the commmunity ; and they all acknowledge the importance of the relationship between Northern Ireland and the Republic . ’ |
| 13 | Dammit , it 's the future of the European components business I 'll be talking about . ’ |
| 14 | Gazzer seemed to be talking to himself , not to Marie but , suddenly , he looked straight into her face and said : ‘ Did you tell him where she lived , like you told him about the money ? ’ |
| 15 | We 'd be talking German . ’ |
| 16 | White people who live in an area like Neasden , Dalston , wherever , should really be talking about how much Black culture influences them , instead of it being always us who have to talk about the influences of white culture on us . |
| 17 | I shall be talking mainly about conferences , because they are the most common . |
| 18 | We 'll be talking about the important practical details you have to grapple with when making your selection , but the first and last point is always the overall view of the project and objectives . |
| 19 | They will be talking as they eat and it 's distracting and embarrassing to have to juggle something fussy and awkward while you 're trying to make new friends and business contacts . |
| 20 | He would clearly have preferred to be talking to Fiona on his other side , but the award was having to be paid for with politeness . |
| 21 | ‘ But father did n't approve of the game , and if ever he came in when we were playing it , we 'd stop at once and pretend to be talking about something else . |
| 22 | Then , reverting to his chosen , statesmanlike stance , he added : ‘ Anyway , we should not be talking about it as if it 's just bread and circuses . |
| 23 | They should be talking , he replied implacably . |
| 24 | There was an old deckhouse off a ship and these old chaps used to meet there and I suppose they 'd be talking of old times — shipbuilding . |
| 25 | God , I do n't know if I should even be talking about it . ’ |
| 26 | He 'd be talking to some man all evening , they 'd be getting on very well indeed as far as we could all see , but then Miss P would still be there alone when the lights went on , and the man would have gone . |
| 27 | However , much demolition is done on a piece work or per day basis , and you might simply be talking about the loss of a day 's work or a day or two 's profit . |
| 28 | Some years later I was at dinner with Brian Huggett and he got up and said , ‘ I should n't be talking to this man because he robbed me of the British Open . |
| 29 | ‘ But then I feel sure we can not be talking about the same woman , Mr McKillop . |
| 30 | It was leaving it a little bit late , even if there was the possibility of serious trouble in the summer , not to be talking about it . |