Example sentences of "to [be] [adj] talk [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Expressing such views requires courage because it would appear to be taboo to talk about protecting fee income . |
| 2 | Have to be able to talk about it to the owners tonight . |
| 3 | It was a pleasure to be able to talk about our reading without the combative air that our Yankee friends had always brought to such discussions . |
| 4 | There was also no lack of contacts , who , starved of literature , were exhilarated to be able to talk about Eliot : a Captain Richardson , whom I met in Eritrea , engaged to a charming Italian , proved one of those contacts whom the war brought together and separated , reminding me in some ways of the young Eliot and Jean Verdenal . |
| 5 | She guessed he found it intriguing to be able to talk about his consuming interest in the sport with a girl who not only knew what he was talking about , but could actually offer opinions that were interesting . |
| 6 | When the work goes to places where people have cancer , there 's no taboo at all , they just fall about you with open arms and say , ‘ How marvellous to be able to talk about it . |
| 7 | I try any watch the production at some time during the week in order to be able to talk about it to the Press . |
| 8 | I heard Brad having a conversation again today about Ooh I do n't feel ye I heard him saying why do n't we feel very happy about this and not and not happy with the subjects and I do n't feel very happy about running the session so go up this way he 's never done the work you see so he 's trying to learn it from i instructions and things and a lot of the time you need to have actually done it to be able to talk about it |
| 9 | She would give anything to be able to talk with him in private , but he deliberately chose a time when both of them were a home . |
| 10 | to be able to talk with their teenagers openly and without undue emotion on the subject , explaining their own beliefs . |
| 11 | It was grand to be able to talk with you again with . |
| 12 | They left , then , to be able to talk without having to shout over the noise . |
| 13 | You 've got to be able to talk to people on their own level , you get the best out of people if you treat them a certain way . |
| 14 | Try to find an adult ( parent , youth leader , etc ) who you trust enough to be able to talk to about all of your friendships . |
| 15 | But if we are to be able to talk to our children about this at all , then we must have some understanding of the choices and risks they face . |
| 16 | It is good to be able to talk to somebody who has experienced the whole spectrum of drugs because then they know what the hell you 're talking about , y'know . |
| 17 | ‘ They 've got to be able to talk to workmen , and get things done during pollutions — find things out . |
| 18 | So you 've got to be able to talk to people . |
| 19 | I 've been worried out of my head for so long it was a tremendous relief to me just to be able to talk to someone . |
| 20 | ‘ Annunziata , are you all right ? ’ asked Julia when the question of dinner was settled , relieved to be able to talk to her at last with reasonable fluency . |
| 21 | ‘ Just to be able to talk to someone means so much . |
| 22 | His extraordinary personal library of cuttings , plus his first-hand knowledge — ‘ I have been lucky enough now , of course , to be able to talk to them and to those who know them well , and to see inside their homes ’ — makes Vickers one of our foremost Royal watchers . |
| 23 | ‘ My — my English is not too good , you understand , but I would like to be able to talk to you for a while . ’ |
| 24 | In order to restore more time for you to be able to talk to your friends and socialise , an idea has been put forward that Q.T. notes could be prepared in advance of Q.T. day . |
| 25 | For all of us , to be able to talk in an atmosphere of trust and support is often all that is needed . |