Example sentences of "and talk [prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are no easy answers , but it will help to get as much information as you can and to talk to a sympathetic doctor of midwife before making a decision . |
| 2 | The recent flood of cheery indicators is so good that it almost certainly condemns the beaming government to setbacks over the coming months , and to talk of a double-dip recession . |
| 3 | They walked through the gardens together and talked for a long time . |
| 4 | Oliver was deeply grateful for this offer of shelter and talked for a long time with his new friend . |
| 5 | Kee told her about his life and talked for a long time about the old Haiti and the people he remembered . |
| 6 | I sat on one of those contemporary chairs with spindly legs and talked to a poor woman who had got me as a prize for writing something about A Wreath of Roses . |
| 7 | To avoid too much fuss , Anna had gone further than she intended , told her mother that she had seen Griselda 's corpse and talked to the offending motorist who had been very distressed . |
| 8 | When I last saw Mailer and talked about the impending book , the atmospherics had turned suddenly propitious . |
| 9 | They stayed on the hill and talked for a long time . |
| 10 | They sat down and talked for a short time . |
| 11 | Simon poured some port into the Stilton and talked of a hot tip about buying shares in a firm called North-East Gas Enterprises Limited . |
| 12 | At this month 's meeting members were also entertained with a slide show and talk about the volcanic eruption at Mount Helena in the United States . |
| 13 | He could sit with his very big brandies when Claire had gone to bed and talk about the Gordian Knot of the Arbuthnot relationships . |
| 14 | Yes , can I bring this argument a bit closer to home and talk about the sexual division of labour within the family , which I think is one of the underlying causes of discrimination against women , and that 's really just a fancy term for the fact that when we talk about child care women do most of the work and men do very little , and really I do n't think we can look at the position of women without looking at how , in fact , child care and caring is organized within the family . |
| 15 | Health Works readers can ring in free today and talk to a trained nutritionist about diet . |
| 16 | ‘ Why do n't you go to Australia and talk to the Vincenti woman before you start bothering us ? ’ |
| 17 | And er she got it away eventually bathing it and talking to the little girl and then she said to her now I want you to come here every day she said so I can I see to that for you . |
| 18 | Kath left them at the lift , and as the doors closed she caught a glimpse of him crouching down and talking to the little lad , his warm brown eyes kindly and concerned . |
| 19 | ( vi ) In the context of their own writing , pupils should learn to organise subject matter into paragraphs , recognising that these enable readers to identify relationships between ideas , events , etc and to follow the structure of a story , account or argument , etc. ( vii ) Through reading , listening to and talking about a wide range of texts , pupils should gradually be enabled to use , in their own writing , those grammatical structures that are characteristic of written language and an increasingly varied and differentiated vocabulary . |
| 20 | Well we were talking about the Jordan motor racing team , and talking about the major sponsorship deal from soft drink manufacturers Seven Up . |
| 21 | Felix remembered the gang of them at the beginning of the World War , with Stephen stomping around reviling the call-up , deciding on conscientious objection for himself , shaking off the hand of any acquaintance who tried to help him speed over a dangerous crossing , and talking about the anti-militarist statement he would make to the court . |
| 22 | While they were drinking their tea and talking about the filthy tap water , there was a knock on the outside door . |
| 23 | They all cackle with pleasure at the absurdity of it ; then , as soon as Harry has gone back into his room , they all mock him , walking back and forth about the room holding imaginary braces and letter , and talking with a German accent . |
| 24 | Jettisoning Shakespeare , and talking in a ludicrous mixture of Italian and heavily accented English , he comes on as a hilarious parody of a libidinous Latin , pinching handbags from the audience , flogging dodgy cassette tapes and offering healing laughter after all the grief of the earlier acts . |
| 25 | The headman 's house was already full of men , warming themselves and talking round the central fire . |
| 26 | ‘ He has another season-and-a-half on his contract , and if he 's playing as well as he is now , we will definitely sit down and talk about a new deal . |
| 27 | Who was going to stop and talk to a young girl like me ? |
| 28 | yeah , that 's the core but it needs fleshing out more and a has agreed that you know it 's if you just stuck to the Editor 's Handbook it 's too narrow and it does need , I mean B A I E in London thus far are being extremely helpful if slightly cautious and I 've to go down and talk to the revamped education committee when the revamped education committee gets around to having a meeting |
| 29 | ‘ I 'm sorry to disturb you , but could you perhaps spare a little time to come and talk to the Chief Superintendent ? ’ |