Example sentences of "and talking [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Apart from providing an opportunity for observing and talking to the patient , and thereby learning more about his problems and mental state , this initial period also has other purposes . |
| 2 | Ben sighing in bed and talking to the pillow . |
| 3 | Leadership which involves directing the meeting constantly and talking to the group for a majority of the time is unhelpful . |
| 4 | He found the Regent dismounted and talking to the magistrate-father of the messenger . |
| 5 | Twice , when he had run out of ideas , he had driven the little Triumph out of the district to a coffee shop where he was not known , and had sat drinking coffee and talking to the men next to him at the counter , surprised to find himself accepted as a member of the grown-up world . |
| 6 | And when I was throwing my rackets and talking to the umpire it was breaking my concentration . |
| 7 | Only a small proportion are caught and ringed , of course , and throughout the migration season the wardens and any visitors patrol the island , checking all the likely spots , and talking to the islanders , many of whom are interested and knowledgeable about their birds . |
| 8 | I mean , took the point of coming round all the staff , talking to them personally every patient and she made a point of getting down on her knees and talking to the patient personally ! |
| 9 | He began to look pale and sad in those days , and he was often in the village pub , drinking and talking to the people there . |
| 10 | I say you know , we do talk to each other as police officers and talking to the lads who work the flats , from when they were busy to you know , now it 's on the you know , I think what , there 's about three hundred people is there ? |
| 11 | Twenty minutes later she was sitting in the back of her big black car , drinking a cup of coffee and talking to the Chief of Airport Police on the car telephone . |
| 12 | Will he consider bringing the Conservative party , and talking to the Scottish National party to bring it into the Scottish Constitutional Convention so that we can then have a genuine debate on which way the constitution of Scotland should go ? |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | This week Scotland Today 's Bernard Ponsonby will be analysing the law and order debate and talking to the police , the victims and the offenders . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Out of the corner of my eye I saw the Queen watching us and talking to the Director . |
| 17 | The sorts of experiences that you then get people talking about is really well I 've learnt to stand up for myself for the first time , erm I now know what I want to do , I know who I am , erm projects where I 've been involved , where you get women saying things like well two years ago I would never have dreamt of going and talking to the Council about my house , or my children , or that I ca n't get a job because I ca n't get child care , and I would n't have dreamt of doing that and people who now say well now I can do that , I know that I can go and stand up for myself and stand up for what I think is right , just as well as my husband can . |
| 18 | So that 's worth bearing in mind , and how you handle it , I mean maybe the press officer makes an arrangement to facilitate the the actual contact , but the press officer , a good press officer is not a person who stops the press getting into an organization , a good press officer is somebody who facilitates the press getting into the organization in the right way and talking to the right people preferably about the right things , but if not the right things the wrong things to the right with the right people , if you understand what I 'm saying . |
| 19 | We 'll be talking motor racing and talking to the new Eddy Jordan Formula One team . |
| 20 | And talking of the Alps and Apennines , |
| 21 | For when his job finished at night , he would make for his favourite pub(s) and spend the whole evening with his cronies , drinking , playing dominoes , and talking of the ‘ old days ’ in that far-off land of persecution and misery . |
| 22 | And talking of the death of the novel , here is my all-purpose article on the subject , available for a modest fee to any hack who wants to put it out under his own byline : |
| 23 | While they were drinking their tea and talking about the filthy tap water , there was a knock on the outside door . |
| 24 | Perhaps we should draw a veil over further speculation and simply describe train-spotting as one of those lovable British eccentricities , like garden gnomes , toy soldiers , strong tea , and talking about the weather . |
| 25 | I feel sorry for the little girl and I suggest to the writer that she consoles her daughter by telling her that the vile custom of killing wild animals for fun is on the way out , that almost all british people feel as she does , and are determined to end such cruelty , and that she can help to bring about its end by supporting the League Against Cruel Sports and talking about the work they do to her schoolfriends . |
| 26 | That one or two might make enough money to pass as legitimately successful , but that most would go on hoping for and talking about the ‘ up for none touch ’ that was just around the corner if only this and that fell into place until they became little more than saloon-bar bores . |
| 27 | That hateful , arrogant old woman , with her superior airs and her chilly snobbishness , patting her bloody dog and talking about the child she was carrying as ‘ splendid news ’ . |
| 28 | Nigel was wont to say , ‘ Before knocking the iniquities of present-day science and talking about the good old days , think about dentistry , and modern pain-killing drugs and anaesthetics . ’ |
| 29 | And talking about the pools , do n't forget your chance to cash in with the great Vernons offer in your new Diamond Bingo card . |
| 30 | children , and talking about the strain , I mean some of these kids are very , very disturbed but I voted that I would , I would do it again . |