Example sentences of "stop talking [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The real mystery about his story is not why two wives refused to make love to him , but how he stopped talking about himself long enough to invite them to bed in the first place . |
| 2 | Miss Crawford would probably stand a much better chance of becoming an actress if she stopped talking about it and started to do the necessary work to bring about her ambition . |
| 3 | He took everything in his stride … the theatre was quite secondary to his interest in rugby ; he never stopped talking about the game ! … |
| 4 | When she stopped talking about art , she began to talk about love . |
| 5 | The fierce note in Rose Hilaire 's voice got through to Dagmar Blond , who stopped talking at once , but the last phrase on her lips came out like a ghost : ‘ seeing yourself kill — ’ The last word of all disappeared . |
| 6 | He pulled at his Mum 's coat and she stopped talking for a minute . |
| 7 | Surely it is time we stopped talking of elephants as if they were a commodity to be traded , like so many cans of paint , and accept them for what they are , ancient and splendid fellow inhabitants of the earth who share with us the joys of close kinship bonds and grieve when they are severed . |
| 8 | It is time we stopped talking of despair and started living in hope . |
| 9 | Colleagues stopped talking to me , afraid no doubt that being on the wrong side of the new Director might prove contagious . |
| 10 | He stopped talking to me and changed deadlines so they became impossible to meet . |
| 11 | She went into the huffs and stopped talking to me . |
| 12 | Remember the time we stopped talking to her and erm she just thought that you were n't talking to her because you probably did n't hear something she 'd said ? |
| 13 | ‘ Many wives are frightened to ‘ go public ’ in case neighbours stop talking to them . |
| 14 | Stop talking to him I do n't want him on my tape , it 's a waste . |
| 15 | ‘ I would like to ask you three last things before I stop talking about it , ’ Matilda said . |
| 16 | The conversationalists stop talking about ‘ money ’ and move on to ‘ sex ’ . |
| 17 | You know as well as I do , they only stop talking about you when you 're six foot under . ’ |
| 18 | You never stop talking about Adai . |
| 19 | ‘ Stop talking about Eleanor , ’ ordered Julius . |
| 20 | Men like this never stop talking about ‘ stunt sex ’ and new kinks . |
| 21 | If you can not accommodate them , stop talking about or expecting cross-selling — it simply can not happen . |
| 22 | ‘ For goodness ’ sake , stop talking about her like that . ’ |
| 23 | Stop talking about it and we might have more time . |
| 24 | ‘ Stop talking in riddles and explain what 's going on ! ’ |
| 25 | And stop talking in circles ! ’ |
| 26 | Let me go and kindly stop talking in riddles ! ’ |
| 27 | Stop talking from now on . |
| 28 | She wished he would stop talking for now he was saying , ‘ I 've been associated with Harrods of London for many years . |
| 29 | ‘ Emily ’ she says , ‘ do n't you think you could stop talking for half an hour ? |
| 30 | Acquired a companion who did n't stop talking for 5 or 6 miles — was n't even female ! |