Example sentences of "have be chatting [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was just as well Kenneth 's phone was n't engaged because , presumably , if he 'd been chatting to John Major about the situation in the Middle East , or talking to David Mellor about fun , poor old Johan would have been chucked out of the country . |
| 2 | Ven queried , as well he might , she realised , for she 'd been chatting to him like a veritable magpie all evening with not so much as a hint of shyness . |
| 3 | Cos Ange said she 'd , she 'd been chatting about Jenny to her . |
| 4 | He had n't said he was going away and renting his house , which was odd because they 'd been chatting in the village not two days before he 'd disappeared and Leo taken up residence . |
| 5 | I must have been chatting to him for about 20 minutes and he told me he 'd needed an urgent lift . |
| 6 | Ronnie Moran , who had been chatting with Mr Souness about the match hours before the Liverpool manager headed for the operating theatre , will have to report failure in his first game in charge . |
| 7 | A stranger had been chatting with Mrs O for some time . |
| 8 | Mrs O had been chatting to a close friend for over an hour . |
| 9 | ‘ So you 've been chatting to the Earl of Ferngrove , Jill ! ’ |
| 10 | I 've been chatting with the river folk about the dog . ’ |
| 11 | On several occasions I have been chatting with someone who relies on speechreading , and suddenly all the lights have gone out , cutting us off completely . |
| 12 | ‘ Annie 's been chatting to him quite a lot , lately . |
| 13 | Kevin Kline 's been chatting to John Miller about working with a great actor — himself ! |