Example sentences of "[v-ing] talk to the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 It quickly became apparent that the BMC Management Committee was antagonistic towards training initiatives and dismissive of the training committee , instead preferring to talk to the external advisory board SACOMT , which contained real climbers and not the self-interested educationalists infesting the training committee .
2 ‘ Wilson is going to talk to the whole school , ’ said Mr Malik .
3 He saw from the look that crossed Tuathal 's face that he was understood , even before he himself tossed someone his reins and , dismounting , walked down through the men , rallying them ; stopping to talk to the wounded ; lifting from the food-baskets some bread and a piece of mutton in passing .
4 Busacher stared across the room to where Madge was standing talking to the two committee men and the Easter egg .
5 And Kegan was old-womaning around until he drove me to agreeing to talk to the wretched people .
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