Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] talking " in BNC.
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1 | You may enjoy talking but this does not make you a wizard at verbal presentations . |
2 | As one respected Republican leader put it , " McCarthy should keep talking and if one case does not work out he should proceed with another . " |
3 | If the child starts to be deliberately naughty , throwing toys or destroying the activity the parent should stop talking . |
4 | We must stop talking about that . |
5 | And as for yourself , you too should try talking to a friend or relative whom you trust — the chances are that they may already have realised that things are going badly . |
6 | Such a visit should involve talking to personnel to try and understand something of their jobs and to work out how best to tell the story in visual form . |
7 | Dr Hendron said : ‘ I and my colleagues made it very clear to the Minister that we should start talking immediately without pre-conditions . ’ |
8 | ‘ Let's quit talking and just find out , ’ he suggested lazily . |
9 | Mr Hume , speaking in a BBC World at One interview yesterday , vowed : ‘ But I 'll keep talking until I get lasting peace . ’ |
10 | Hell , if I was really lucky he might stop talking to me altogether , I thought … but that did n't seem likely . |
11 | That is , if you 'll stop talking long enough for me to do my job . " |
12 | " you 'll stop talking as if Toby 's the father . |
13 | ‘ I thought if I got next door , we might get talking , perhaps get back together . |
14 | ‘ That might involve talking to pupils about the history of shopping , lecturing them on the siting of a supermarket or having an environmental open day in a store , ’ education manager Lesley Shanahan says . |
15 | Other people may keep talking at you as a means of reinforcing their relationship to you : ‘ I matter to you , so you must give me plenty of airtime . ’ |
16 | Both she and Dr Leitch spent as much time as they could spare talking to the young parents who would come to collect these patients on discharge . |
17 | Yours would put you off , he 'd keep talking about birds and things |
18 | ‘ Emily ’ she says , ‘ do n't you think you could stop talking for half an hour ? |
19 | CATHERINE I could try talking to him , if you like . |
20 | I used to wonder how these people could resist talking about her . |
21 | And he 'd start talking about duty . ’ |
22 | ‘ And I wish that we 'd continue talking about impersonal things . |
23 | I knew at once that I could just walk up to you and we could start talking , as if it was the most natural thing in the world . |
24 | Let's stop talking , sorry about the interruptions . |
25 | I knew that Syl 's mother , like my own , would consider talking to yourself the first sign of madness . |
26 | She made a very positive effort to be the right kind of person to be around — in other words , she was not a liability , she was an asset , an extremely good cook and a very good organiser , and having discovered that we both went to the same school in Switzerland where French was the main language taught , we would enjoy talking to each other in French , much to the annoyance of David who could n't understand the language . ’ |
27 | WHEN ASKED to list the aeronautical contributions made by the Bell Aircraft Corporation , most enthusiasts would begin talking about the P–39/P–63 line of fighters . |
28 | Soon the whispering would become talking , and soon the talking would become shouting . |
29 | No , I shall keep talking ! |
30 | She wished he would stop talking for now he was saying , ‘ I 've been associated with Harrods of London for many years . |