Example sentences of "to talk [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rugby Union : Shelford aims to talk money on NZ tour |
| 2 | I mean , if I were to sell my house now supposing somebody came galloping in along before Christmas ooh ooh I want the house on the first of Feb and they 'd come and they 'd see the house and they say yes I want it , want it , want it and it was plain that they were going to want it and we started to talk money , as soon as we 'd got the solid block of money I want one O two you er estate agent tells me I can get ninety seven between ninety five and ninety seven say they offer me ninety six |
| 3 | But he does n't want to talk money he 's hoping to get that bitch to come back and live with him and she does n't like us ! |
| 4 | We do n't have to talk literature , y'know — I 'd as leave hear news of America , parts of which still linger in the Carboniferous Age , I understand . ’ |
| 5 | I came here to talk deal . |
| 6 | If I know him , he 'll make a detour to Bill 's to talk snooker . |
| 7 | In front of a crowd full of proverbial ‘ sore thumbs ’ — ie , delegates with no friends to talk crap to — Smashing Orange are surprisingly good , in a rock 'n' roll-meets dreampop kind of way . |
| 8 | Unable to talk girl into it 21% |
| 9 | If at any stage , somebody wants to talk turkey , and mentions people 's names , they 'll indicate that and we 'll switch the tape off whilst we talk about him . |
| 10 | So there 's a general agreement for every well there will for me , like , if at any stage you want to talk turkey . |
| 11 | No Arab state except Egypt was willing to talk peace . |
| 12 | IT says a lot for the African National Congress in South Africa that , after their supporters were gunned down in cold blood at the beginning of the week , they are still prepared to talk peace . |
| 13 | ‘ I have already heard , ’ said Julian , ‘ how in the council of last November you spoke for a parley with the Lord Owen , and told the king 's ministers that he would be willing to talk peace . |
| 14 | The meeting blamed the ANC for the violence in Natal , calling on it to abandon the so-called " armed struggle " ; furthermore , it urged the ANC deputy president , Nelson Mandela " to accept [ Buthelezi 's ] repeated invitation to sit down with him and to talk peace " . |
| 15 | Well we 've talked football , we 've talked speedway , we 're now going to talk rugby , because if you 've been following the exploits of the Bicester Rugby Club , you 'll know they got through to the semi-finals of a big national competition , and they play that semi-final this coming Saturday . |
| 16 | The Great Community , Athelstan thought , peasants from the snow-covered fields outside the city , slipping in to talk sedition , plan treason and plot rebellion . |
| 17 | Wexford had come to talk business and yet for a moment he could not . |
| 18 | ‘ But you do n't want to talk business , do you ? ’ |
| 19 | They appreciate a chance to indulge themselves without having to talk business . |
| 20 | Eastwood , manager of Kirkby 's WBC world champion Paul Hodkinson , is ready to talk business with Warren , promoter of WBO champ Colin McMillan of Barking . |
| 21 | By the way , we progress a little with the Probate Office — but I 'm not going to talk business tonight . |
| 22 | She danced several dances with John , who then excused himself and went off to talk business with Rodet . |
| 23 | Harvey said , ‘ We have to talk business , hon , why do n't you run downtown and buy those shoes you need ? ’ |
| 24 | Among brothers and sisters it is becoming to entertain each other with witty remarks , hoaxes , family games and jokes , unbecoming to be solemn , to monopolize the conversation , to talk shop , to create emotional scenes . |
| 25 | He smiled at her , thinking what a treat it was to talk shop with someone as beautiful and intelligent as this . |
| 26 | From time to time , taking one to lunch or meeting up for a drink gives you a chance to talk shop and learn about the other 's work and publications . |
| 27 | Maggie was about to tell him not to talk nonsense when Caroline arrived , clasping a man 's elbow in her right hand . |
| 28 | The King 's argument was that anything that had a head could be beheaded , and that you were n't to talk nonsense . |
| 29 | In other words , for a man to talk lowgrade nonsense , at any time , much less constantly , and never know he was doing it … ? |
| 30 | Prepare agendas for the meetings which set out the ground rules , issues to be covered and those which may not be discussed ( i.e. whether to talk price ) . |