Example sentences of "talk to " in BNC.

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1 We can return for a moment to talk to the girl who went to Italy , and was overwhelmed by Michelangelo 's Sistine Chapel ceiling .
2 Well , my first job came during four weeks of my last term at RADA when I had applied and been chosen for a television play called It 's Too Late to Talk to Billy which was set in Belfast — which is where I came from originally .
3 I tried to talk to her sensibly but she just would n't listen . ’
4 ‘ He wanted to talk to me anyway , the French gentleman ’ , said Thomas , oozing conceit .
5 She said : ‘ But he must have had some reason for wanting to talk to you . ’
6 I must be with my Minister at ten but I 'll come back for the funeral … or if anyone else wants to talk to me … ’
7 In the event the persons who wanted to talk to Henry Tyler went to the Foreign Office to see him — where they found his rank to be rather higher than that of errand-boy .
8 First , take time to talk to your husband or wife , or perhaps your family doctor , other parents or teachers
9 Do , above all , make time to talk to your son or daughter — particularly if they want to sound you out on the subject .
10 If you 've got a job outside the home , it 's a good ideas to talk to your doctor and to your employer about the best time for you to stop work .
11 Encourage them to talk to you about any worries or problems they may have .
12 Counsellors are available to talk to and advise individuals and couples about marital or partnership problems , preparing for marriage and parenthood .
13 Since Dionne 's serious no to a casual affair , Jay had found it hard to talk to her .
14 I 'm sorry , she lied , beside herself , but I need to talk to you .
15 The masons were busy with their mallets and chisels inside a makeshift hut on the site and it was easy to talk to them privately .
16 I want to talk to you . ’
17 ‘ Are you getting me out of bed at this hour to talk to me about my brother ? ’ she demanded .
18 Jane would also be happy to talk to any Chief Officer who is contacted by a local Conservative Association and would like further information .
19 I want to talk to him , ’ he says to the guard at the door .
20 John Edmonds , a confidant of Neil Kinnock , said the party needed to talk to potential members rather than rely on advertisements and mail shots .
21 This is the second year in a row that the Opposition leader has claimed to be too busy to talk to the boisterous crew .
22 A travel company from Thailand has contacted the People 's Committee about the possibility of bringing in tourists , and the governor of the province , An He , is keen to talk to the few foreigners who pass through about his hypothetical Riviera .
23 ‘ Having seen him about six times , and having spoken to most of their leaders , I believe that the time is right for us to talk to them now , to end this whole conflict once and for all .
24 ‘ We are opening up our store , and would be very happy to talk to them . ’
25 They are heartened by finding common ground between English and science for , if nothing else , the introduction of the national curriculum has encouraged teachers from different disciplines to talk to each other : ‘ At one time , we could conceive of ourselves as subject teachers , ’ said Mr Lenarduzzi .
26 The murder was also revenge , the statement went on , for ‘ the suspicious calls for co-existence and normalisation of relations with the entity of the Israeli enemy ’ — a clear reference to President Mubarak 's desire to talk to the Israelis about a Palestinian state .
27 This included compensation , legal advice , financial and housing help , or even simply somebody to talk to .
28 Families where there has been a murder find that people are more reluctant to talk to them than if they had suffered an ordinary bereavement — sometimes even crossing the street to avoid them .
29 ‘ Apart from that , he 's a good enough man , a nice man to talk to .
30 There was no formal appointments system at the centre and people with drugs problems could just ‘ drop in ’ to talk to counsellors .
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