Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] talking " in BNC.
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| 1 | " Do you not like talking to Egyptians ? " the chief asked . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Three days later Kohl conceded that " we can not avoid talking about an increase in duties " ( rather than taxes ) and mentioned possible duties on carbon dioxide emissions or motorway tolls . |
| 4 | Cocteau would not stop talking . |
| 5 | The second shock was when the biggest boy in the class — he was nearly a head taller than me and considerably heavier — Jack Truckle would not stop talking . |
| 6 | While some people become tongue-tied others can not stop talking . |
| 7 | But that evening the dancers could not stop talking about the Opera ghost . |
| 8 | And now she could not stop talking , and he had put the book down , and they were shaking in each other 's arms , and he was kissing her , and she was kissing him , and really this would not do — they were in the embassy library , and anyone might come in , and , ‘ Dr Neil , we can not make love here ; it would not be proper , ’ she said breathlessly . |
| 9 | He will not stop talking , drinking cups of coffee . |
| 10 | Nonetheless , knowledge seeped out ; not least because both the Iran and contra operations , however much compartmented and closely held , were run by a man who could not resist talking about them . |
| 11 | And Maggie has not finished talking . |
| 12 | Why do we not start talking about some of our successes ? |
| 13 | interest tax relief , it 's M I D A S right , so let's not start talking about the benefit of public sector housing and to show the financial illiteracy of of of what 's actually been proposed if you understand the government regulation about the ring fencing o of of of the housing revenue account and and the way in which housing benefit is now having to be subsidised by those other council house tenants then what 's actually going to happen when your poor people inhabit those houses , those public sector houses and they need the housing benefit that David 's been talking about . |
| 14 | Mahoney felt exhausted , as if he had n't stopped talking since he sat down earlier that evening . |
| 15 | They have n't stopped talking about you since that day in the pool . ’ |
| 16 | er , this had that night er but , one , in one bit it said he said that night they di fa found that Melissico was n't enjoyed talking to them long af till long after the stars came out . |
| 17 | I do n't enjoy talking about Susan much . |
| 18 | Oh alright do n't keep talking about it please . |
| 19 | When I was young I co I do n't remember talking all the time about bloody health and what you should do and what you should n't do . |
| 20 | The superstar guitarist , still grieving over the loss of his son who fell from a Manhattan skyscraper , says : ‘ I do n't mind talking about it because it helps me get over what happened . |
| 21 | So she did n't mind talking about Hubert Molland . |
| 22 | ‘ Innocent people , ’ the sergeant says , ‘ do n't mind talking to police officers . |
| 23 | She did n't mind talking to the doctor for a few minutes , if that was what he wanted . |
| 24 | Mica says she thinks this show is really good with Tom recording all different types of music throughtout the series and proves that some singers do n't just go on TV to plug their latest hits , but have influencess and do n't mind talking about them . |
| 25 | 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 |
| 26 | The fact that you do n't mind talking about it . |
| 27 | I do n't like talking about toilets and stuff — it 's dirty . |
| 28 | ‘ I presume you do n't like talking about it ? ’ |
| 29 | She does n't like talking about dying or anything like that , so may I talk to you ? ’ |
| 30 | He has often claimed , most recently in the Sunday Times magazine , that : ‘ I do n't like talking about [ my background ] , and I do n't like reading about it . |