Example sentences of "talking to people " in BNC.
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| 1 | You never get talking to people , it 's ridiculous . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | She loves talking to people , and keeping in touch with what is going on in their lives . |
| 4 | He is not impressed by the Prince because of who he is , but because of the man he is : because of his gift for talking to people , his tenacity and his courage in confronting problems that other men would shy away from . |
| 5 | A native-born Moldavian despite his Russian name , Mr Pyotr Luchinsky , the new first secretary has been going the rounds , talking to people in soothing terms all over the republic . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm doing all this because I believe in Labour and I love talking to people on doorsteps , finding out what matters to them . |
| 7 | It 's not because he is sick and tired of talking to people ( which would be understandable ) , it is because he is truly very , very shy . |
| 8 | Even Nazi Who Escaped justice At Nuremberg , at number 42 , was seen talking to people in a high , jovial voice , that only increased his resemblance to a Gestapo officer . |
| 9 | You can learn a certain amount by reading , but the best advice comes from talking to people . |
| 10 | To do this you will be involved in meeting staff , attending meetings , talking to people on the phone , travelling , discussing , negotiating and persuading . |
| 11 | Get talking to people over a few drinks ; you 're better than me at that sort of thing . ’ |
| 12 | It is clear when talking to people like Papert , Monpetit ( who heads LOGO Computer Systems in Montreal ) , or Dr Harry Goldberger , director of the medical programme , that they are not simply colleagues . |
| 13 | He said : ‘ In talking to people about the election I have become aware of two areas which concern me deeply and , I believe , compromise the democratic process . |
| 14 | I sat around for a while , talking to people . |
| 15 | You can bring some variety and social contact into your life by simply going out and talking to people . |
| 16 | Talking to people directly involved , such as your ex-boyfriend , will not necessarily help you any further . |
| 17 | ‘ I 've been talking to people about this , 'cos everyone thinks the video is so sexy , you know . |
| 18 | My grass roots were general practice and I liked talking to people and solving problems , but as you get promoted within a firm you lose that personal contact . |
| 19 | Through talking to people running nurseries , she met Madeline Watson , now her business partner . |
| 20 | To spend her days reading and writing and finding out more and talking to people , and to spend no time at all trying to outwit awful people like Mother Clare . |
| 21 | They 're currently ‘ talking to people ’ , but hey , anyone can do that ! |
| 22 | Cos I think it 's important that er the the the theatre actually talks to the people who actually use the why are you saying we should n't be talking to people then ? |
| 23 | ‘ Coming down here and talking to people is better than just looking at boards in a Jobcentre , ’ he said . |
| 24 | Make sure you do something that relaxes you ; it can mean reading the newspaper , taking a walk , talking to people you like , etc . |
| 25 | It helps sort of talking to people that know the score and that . |
| 26 | And when you see her talking to people you wonder what they can be talking about . |
| 27 | Erm I 'd prefer to give a definition , rather than a list , so something like any situation where you find yourself talking to people . |
| 28 | It was almost as if , after years of stolidly predictable behaviour , an old and respected great-uncle had declared himself to be a Buddhist or a Muslim or the follower of some obscure Eastern mystic , and , instead of keeping it to himself , insisted on dressing up in a variety of different-coloured kaftans and talking to people loudly about The Meaning of Life at drinks parties . |
| 29 | The good copywriters of the old school used to wander round council estates with tape-recorders talking to people in their homes to find out how they talked : market research , in the form of group discussions , now provides part of the same service . |
| 30 | ‘ I knew J B Priestley a bit and he once suggested to me that I should do what he did in the Thirties , which was to take a trip around Britain talking to people . |