Example sentences of "[vb infin] talking to " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . ’ |
| 2 | I knew that Syl 's mother , like my own , would consider talking to yourself the first sign of madness . |
| 3 | Whom do I remember talking to most as a child ? |
| 4 | ‘ Do you remember talking to Jane Pargeter ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Innocent people , ’ the sergeant says , ‘ do n't mind talking to police officers . |
| 6 | She did n't mind talking to the doctor for a few minutes , if that was what he wanted . |
| 7 | I can honestly say he 's the sort of bloke I would sort of try not to get lumbered with at a party or somewhere like that I mean I do n't mind I did n't mind talking to her but I find her |
| 8 | The patient may also like talking to friends on the telephone . |
| 9 | ‘ We had good people in south London , but people do n't necessarily like talking to the South East . |
| 10 | Japan 's computer-obsessed otaku kids ca n't tell you because they do n't like talking to other people , but plug into their networks and you 'll find a mine of useless information |
| 11 | " Do you not like talking to Egyptians ? " the chief asked . |
| 12 | Just because I said I did n't like talking to old ladies and children ! |
| 13 | Just do n't like talking to them . |
| 14 | That was his first mistake : he could not now avoid talking to me . |
| 15 | Erm and I do not detect talking to colleagues say on the right of the party , any great enthusiasm for this measure in the way it 's presently er designed . |
| 16 | I ca n't face talking to him today . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Miss Osborne is crying again , ’ she said , and asked , aggrieved , ‘ Why did you stop talking to me ? |
| 18 | Hell , if I was really lucky he might stop talking to me altogether , I thought … but that did n't seem likely . |
| 19 | Will you stop talking to me as if I 'm an idiot ? ’ |
| 20 | Lloyd did n't knock , in fact he did n't stop talking to Tel . |
| 21 | You 're gon na stop talking to them and use this instead of this ! |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | CATHERINE I could try talking to him , if you like . |
| 24 | My mother used to say , ‘ Do n't you go talking to any gippoes , niggers , tramps or jewboys , ’ She was Baptist , we were the little elite . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'd rather stay talking to you . ’ |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | I can recall talking to Lesley Dee , ‘ New Directions ’ project leader , about her teaching experience in South Thames college and her approach to ‘ FE for all ’ . |
| 28 | And granny , actually I could n't bear talking to granny right now . |
| 29 | ‘ 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 . |
| 30 | 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 . |