Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] talking to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had been told about periods at primary school when I was ten years old , but apart from that , the only information I had was what I got through talking to friends at school , because some had older sisters who had already started . |
| 2 | I was walking along talking to Mika I think and it just shot up from in front of me , I had my foot out . |
| 3 | You 've heard of talking to plants to boost their growth , but what about stroking them to keep pests away ? |
| 4 | Heather appeared in court manacled and was prevented from talking to reporters after his hearing . |
| 5 | At the front door , Miss Rose said , ‘ Have you thought of talking to Kate Maybury ? |
| 6 | When Wycliffe returned from talking to Sidney he had to give them a statement . |
| 7 | I first turned to them out of desparation in a case where I was making no progress and after some initial success my enthusiasm was further stimulated by talking to Richard Pitt a member of The Society of Homœopaths who kindly sent me a photocopy of the article by Dr. Robert Schore which is reprinted here . |
| 8 | He began by talking to Mr and Mrs Singh about the school . |
| 9 | Happily , however , it 's one you can easily avoid by talking to BSB today . |
| 10 | Some teachers told the evaluators that they did not feel justified in talking to pupils about the girls and science problem , and gave the impression that they felt to do so would be tantamount to propaganda . |
| 11 | That was why he was reduced to talking to George Harbinger . |
| 12 | Three European countries were chosen and one week was spent in each country with most of the time being devoted to talking to family and part-time farmers . |
| 13 | Mr Stern has not flinched from talking to buyers , sellers , advisers , consultants , accountants , friends , farmers and agents in his determination to buy at what he considers a reasonable price . |
| 14 | It could be said that to understand what he means by prayer is to understand what he means by talking to God . |
| 15 | Such an approach would preclude an understanding of what Gandhi means by talking to God . |
| 16 | ‘ I am still against , ’ he said after talking to Mr Major . |
| 17 | These revelations come from talking to Personnel managers who admitted they often have to force over-stressed employees to have time off . |
| 18 | Abilities or aptitudes can be tested psychologically ; experience can be validated by talking to peers or previous employers . |
| 19 | ‘ Well ! ’ says someone , ‘ I know what you mean by talking to God but what do you mean by listening to him ? |
| 20 | You can learn a certain amount by reading , but the best advice comes from talking to people . |
| 21 | The difficulties that many girls and boys have in talking to parents about sex and contraception often make it a subject to be mutually avoided . |