Example sentences of "[noun sg] have been talking [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An eighty five year old man who was beaten up and robbed at knifepoint at his home has been talking about his ordeal . |
| 2 | A sixty seven year old woman who was raped as she returned home from church on Christmas day has been talking about her horrifying ordeal . |
| 3 | Rachel had become so lost in her thoughts that she suddenly realised her father had been talking to her and she had n't heard a word . |
| 4 | A woman had been talking to him , but she had gone away . |
| 5 | ‘ I can see that your uncle has been talking to you about us , ’ Sophie said drily , ‘ but you do n't understand . |
| 6 | Conversation had started up among the customers in the tavern again , although two had left while the company had been talking amongst themselves . |