Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [pron] [be] talking [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So if we are talking about a woman winning the Turner Prize against this background , the possibilities are very limited . |
| 2 | Right , so if we 're talking about burglar alarms with the bell box on the outside of |
| 3 | So if we 're talking about something talking about something taking a light year to reach us in terms of light , any possibility of human contact we 're talking about millions of years , probably , rather than a few years . |
| 4 | So if we were talking about the Middle Ages we had Gregorian chants , or if we were doing the First World War we had First-world-war songs . |
| 5 | So if you 're talking about somebody 's , I mean why was behaviourism for exa , if you think about the major topic areas that we 've done , there 's a historical sequence to them . |
| 6 | So long as we 're talking about sort of half a mile away ma maximum or with other sort of proper travelling arrangements . |
| 7 | Er er but I think that 's the , the theme that runs through the whole thing , especially when he 's talking about his fourteen great achievements , is the fact that basically I mean he 's trying to sell himself , as you said before , he 's a pretty lowly member at this , you know , erm at this case and there therefore obviously he 's out to make a name for himself . |
| 8 | So when we 're talking about defensive driving and we 're talking about safety , which is the main object of all this , to keep yourself safe one of the most important things is the attitude of the individual , would you not agree ? |
| 9 | So when you 're talking about marketing and the marketing manager 's in the audience , you could say , ‘ Whoops , I 'm on dangerous ground — I know John over there knows a lot more about this than I do . ’ |
| 10 | If you stand in front of a mirror and look at yourself and say , okay I 'm just too fat , I 'm going on a diet , and you have sufficient willpower to stick to your diet , you will lose weight , so when you 're talking about behaviour , it 's not so stupid to think that will is associated with the final outcome , because we know that people can will things which have , which have affects on their emotions and their , and their behaviour and their state of mind . |
| 11 | Erm it is a social gathering and whether people get er , er get rooked er , they get done or whether they get a bargain or whatever happens , they , they seem to enjoy it , but nevertheless it 's done according to whether you want to make money , the person owning the land wants to make a bit of money , there are a number of entrepeneurs who actually arrange and the middleman who actually goes round booking up the sites and so when you 're talking about charity a charity will get it organised for you by an entre , entrepeneur and then there 's the er the er the traders themselves , some of whom may be purely independent , some the , some may be obviously dealing with that ta erm that kind of aspect which is not exactly possibly legal . |
| 12 | It 's er in the report that we produced , most of the families are in fact single parent families , most of them are on Social Security benefits and have been on for considerable periods of time , but there are a number of people who are in employment or who have had periods of employment , but they are in low paid jobs , so when you 're talking about an income of one hundred pounds a week , with the sort of housing costs there are and other costs , then there simply is n't enough money to go round . |
| 13 | And she said , no it was just that he 's talking of renting his house erm and I know of someone who wants to rent one . |
| 14 | knew exactly that he was talking about me and I thought what ? |
| 15 | No need to neglect the chickens just because I 'm talking to Jin . ’ |
| 16 | I remember once when he was talking about acting on the continent , he said , ‘ They like me because I act like a German . ’ |
| 17 | Does she agree also that we are talking of not one or two people but tens of people ? |
| 18 | I mean it 's far too technical an and I , I , I would n't either , but erm it 's er as I said , it 's just er it was struck me as coincidentally since I was talking about this , this today . |
| 19 | ‘ Clearly as I am talking about broadening an audience , I need to talk about broadening the appeal of exhibitions . ’ |
| 20 | Now that we 're talking to Anne and er she wants it pink . |
| 21 | there and then , now if we 're talking about closing for a minute , right |
| 22 | Now if you 're talking about filling the seats it 's obvious that the people in Harlow like that type of thing so why do n't we have more of it . . |
| 23 | hang on hang on now if you 're talking to a mathematician and you 're sort of saying cos squared is well erm you know if I integrate that ah I 'm going to get cos so if erm well I 'll just change that there and I 'll fiddle |
| 24 | I 've got a bit on that , if you want I could bring it up now while you 're talking about it , I will . |
| 25 | But I do n't see any problem , from the figures I 've given you , in handling any of those forecasts really when you 're talking about a very small proportion in our part of the world compared to the probably the figures that you 're talking about around er Leeds , Bradford , Harrogate . |
| 26 | It is perhaps fortunate from our point of view that we can pin ourselves , in so far as we are talking about an inset , to the actual deposit copy of Ryedale District Council , when they did get the matter right , but no body apart from them , sir , did so . |
| 27 | ‘ And he went to the degree of saying , when I pressed him , how are we going to stay in this business ; he said , Albert , for all I know right now when I am talking to you , we could be finished with the business ; I do n't know . ’ |
| 28 | Talking ( even if it is talking to yourself or your dog or your prize marrow ) nourishes and builds your aural memory-bank and uses your own ‘ speech experience ’ which aids speechreading . |
| 29 | " He is , Ma'am ; I passed him a moment ago and he was talking to Mr Churchill . " |
| 30 | So I mean and if a and surely if they 're talking about actual support in terms of food and money I mean can they really . |