Example sentences of "the [noun sg] be talking to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Führer was talking to the other man in a low voice and totally ignored them as he passed and descended the stairs at the other end of the passage . |
| 2 | The guard was talking to Evans as Morgan glared at the screen , then took out a cigar and clamped his teeth on it . |
| 3 | while the editor is talking to us . |
| 4 | The teacher was talking to the class . |
| 5 | The Archon was talking to his daughter . |
| 6 | Yes , well , as a matter of fact er , the moderator was talking to me on the telephone |
| 7 | The firm is talking to Orion Satellite Corporation , in Washington DC , about linking up to the US via two satellites which the American firm plans to station above the Atlantic in 1986 and 1987 . |
| 8 | This is not the case at a rehearsal where the players are dressed casually , people come and go , some members of the orchestra are talking to one another , while others are sitting drinking coffee , tea ( or perhaps even soup ) . |
| 9 | You should however show something of the audience , particularly in the early stages of the lecture , otherwise someone viewing the recording has no idea who the speaker is talking to . |
| 10 | The Thing was talking to them . |
| 11 | Mum , ’ Juliet looked into her mother 's face , ‘ I was in the ward on Tuesday morning while the doctor was talking to you . |
| 12 | A dumb-waiter would be … " the apprentice chef with the ladle was talking to the under-cook now , who also tasted the ladle 's contents and nodded , while the seneschal said , Impersonal . " |
| 13 | A stranger that was addressed by him would imagine he was talking to someone else , or if no other person was in the room , would stare about him , wondering what the fellow was talking to . |
| 14 | The company is talking to Sun about an Open Look port and is currently testing a Windows NT version . |
| 15 | The company is talking to Sun about an Open Look port and is currently testing a Windows NT version . |
| 16 | I understand that the Minister is talking to London Transport about advertising the campaign , but it needs much more than that . |
| 17 | The Officer was talking to two gunners who appeared to be Polish judging by their accents . |
| 18 | The guy was talking to Pete , he thought he could , he develop , he could develop for coarse fishing |