Example sentences of "they [be] talking " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are talking about buying , he said . |
| 2 | We have made a bid of nearly £700m for a company with a book value of £200m — we 've acknowledged there is some extra worth there , but I can not see the sort of value they are talking about in property . |
| 3 | Therefore , they try to conceal the fact that they are talking to people , sometimes by giving the impression through non-verbal behaviour that they are issuing directions , or by calling at their homes . |
| 4 | The muddle that these two uses of the word cause is in part Marx 's and Engels 's fault because when they are talking about society based on communal property , that is , before false consciousness arises , they mean by ideology the total process of cognition including language , political ideas , social rules , etc. , but when they are talking of class society where false consciousness is present they seem to mean by ideology something much more restricted : moral , political , and religious ideas and values . |
| 5 | The muddle that these two uses of the word cause is in part Marx 's and Engels 's fault because when they are talking about society based on communal property , that is , before false consciousness arises , they mean by ideology the total process of cognition including language , political ideas , social rules , etc. , but when they are talking of class society where false consciousness is present they seem to mean by ideology something much more restricted : moral , political , and religious ideas and values . |
| 6 | Football was used as a way of encouraging working people to buy or hire televisions in the 1950s with the slogan ‘ When they are talking about the big match on TV will you have to remain silent ? ’ |
| 7 | At this stage they are talking of a concept . |
| 8 | At this stage they are talking of a concept . |
| 9 | ‘ They are dedicated people who clearly know what they are talking about and have guided us through it . |
| 10 | For the concerned public to have any confidence that they can succeed , these bodies will need both governing councils and senior management who know what they are talking about , and show genuine commitment to conservation goals . |
| 11 | Again this is a common and ‘ normal ’ reaction , but many people feel so ashamed of thoughts like these that they hardly dare express them unless they feel safe enough to do so and trust the person they are talking to sufficiently for such a revelation to seem acceptable . |
| 12 | I do not understand what they are talking about , and I do not have the knowledge to take up their suggestions . |
| 13 | However , it is all too easy for those brought up in the Near Eastern traditions , when they hear Hindus talking of many gods , to suppose that they are talking of what they consider to be the supreme reality . |
| 14 | Buying privately you can pick up some excellent equipment , but it is best to obtain some independent advice from someone who knows what they are talking about . |
| 15 | They are laughing , they are talking . |
| 16 | Look people straight in the eye when they are talking to you and check if what they say stays in your mind longer . |
| 17 | In the heat of debate , when one side may accuse the other of not knowing what they are talking about , both sides will still assume they are talking about the same thing . |
| 18 | In the heat of debate , when one side may accuse the other of not knowing what they are talking about , both sides will still assume they are talking about the same thing . |
| 19 | They may have many detailed conversations without realizing that each has attributed a different meaning to the ‘ it ’ or the ‘ that ’ they are talking about . |
| 20 | If he can look that prospect squarely in the eye and both parties cut out the cheap jibes , they will see that they are talking the same language . |
| 21 | They are talking a language we probably do not understand , and which they hope will impress us and befuddle us and increase their status . |
| 22 | They are talking . |
| 23 | I still write Upholland as one word because I have never heard anyone say ‘ uffolstery ’ when they are talking about furniture . |
| 24 | Patients are used to doctors writing while they are talking , but typing would be disconcerting . |
| 25 | They are not the only people who know what they are talking about when it comes to children and education . |
| 26 | The appointment of Mr Stevens was a classic case of promoting a man beyond his level of competence and could not have happened if there had not been deep distrust in official circles of people who know what they are talking about . |
| 27 | Ruefully , they add that the time is not ripe , and now they are talking only about aircraft . |
| 28 | One possible interpretation is that , since they are talking about different historical periods , the nature of family relationships in Lancashire had actually changed between the middle of the nineteenth century and the early part of the twentieth ( Lewis , 1984 , p. 54 ) . |
| 29 | Over their carpaccio con carciofi they are talking in undertones . |
| 30 | The people who employ me , the Eastern Health and Social Services Board and the government , in the past have called us in the RVH , and now it all depends who they are talking to — if they are talking to the American delegation we are Marxist revolutionaries and if they are talking to other delegations they have branded us as Provos . |