Example sentences of "[verb] [subord] [pron] be talking to " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I want someone to play with , ’ he said in a soft , coaxing voice , like the voice he used when he was talking to his tortoises . |
| 2 | The great thing about him is , when you walk into a room — and it does n't matter if you 're talking to senators or salesmen — he 'll say , ‘ Do you know Tip Anderson ? ’ |
| 3 | She hated anyone listening when she was talking to Alice . |
| 4 | And stop that damn blinking and twitching when I 'm talking to you , boy . |
| 5 | Luke had disappeared while she was talking to Godfrey . |
| 6 | What was he doing while he was talking to you ? " she said tightly . |
| 7 | We 're stretched as it is talking to every kid in the school now that they 're on holiday . ’ |
| 8 | Ruthven had his cat with him , stroking it and muttering something — I could not tell whether he was talking to himself or his pet . |
| 9 | I did n't like the feeling ; it brought it home to me how much you are judged by how you look , all the time , and how weird it feels when you are talking to this compere , and all the time you know he is n't listening to a word you are saying , just looking down your cleavage . |
| 10 | No , and I had I er I had tried to appeal to him to be quiet , he said well I 've got to build this shed , I said well it do n't have to be during the night when other people are trying to sleep , he said well that 's up to them , and he started hammering again , while I was talking to him , and then I kept on and on and eventually , I think while I was talking to him I 'd kept him quiet while I was talking to him . |
| 11 | MS When do you feel you would use Patois and when would you talk as you 're talking to me now ? |
| 12 | Roman Wyatt was n't so easily dismissed ; his strong dark face and amber eyes danced between her and the dress she was designing and materialised when she was talking to customers , but despite everything it was a satisfying day business-wise , and she said goodnight to Myra with a feeling of achievement . |
| 13 | I wondered if she was talking to me for a minute . |
| 14 | See as you 're talking to me right now I can actually hear to here . |
| 15 | What did you say to me on he phone when I was talking to Tracey ? |