Example sentences of "[coord] talk [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I like to draw a diagram or chart rather than write or talk about something |
| 2 | However , what is behind Quine 's refusal to admit a prior substantive concept of reality — a corollary of his rejection of the a priori — is that our broadest conception of reality is derived from science ; ‘ science identifies and describes reality ’ and without science we have no way to think or talk about it at all . |
| 3 | Could n't they see that he was simply dying for want of a word from Kee , that not seeing her or being able to write or talk to her was killing him , and that nothing else mattered ? |
| 4 | They will make no move to attack or talk to the adventurers , but merely interpose themselves between the adventurers and the path to the Castle . |
| 5 | He does n't see or talk to anyone from the works this visit . |
| 6 | Got to try and talk without the T V on . |
| 7 | I mean I 'm obviously happy to sit down and talk through any of it beforehand anyway with you . |
| 8 | Perhaps we can meet and talk about it all one of these days . |
| 9 | Many viewers thought she 'd used the famous Lawley charm to make him relax and talk about his childhood and family . |
| 10 | Ronnie Ross : ‘ At the time he came to see me for lessons , groups like The Rolling Stones were just beginning to come into vogue although he was more interested in jazz , and we 'd sit and talk about jazz and jazz musicians quite often . |
| 11 | There is , for a start , so much of it to watch and talk about . |
| 12 | We need to sit down and talk about what to do . ’ |
| 13 | Some cities in Britain are working on setting up telephone help lines for children to ring in and talk about death and their own experiences . |
| 14 | I would therefore urge people to try and talk about these kinds of things before the situation arises because this can avoid so much misery later on . |
| 15 | Kylie and Blamey were forces to wait agonising days before the trio agreed to sit down and talk about writing a song . |
| 16 | 17.32 Development in attainment target 3 is marked by : increasing control over the structure and organisation of different types of text ; a growing ability to handle complex or demanding subject matter ; a widening range of syntactic structures and an expanding vocabulary as the pupil begins to use language that is characteristic of writing rather than speech and to strive for a style that is appropriate to the subject matter and the readership ; a growing capacity to write independently and at length ; an increasing proficiency in re-reading and revising or redrafting the text , taking into account the needs of the audience ; a developing ability to reflect on and talk about the writing process . |
| 17 | an ability to reflect on and talk about the writing process . |
| 18 | Me father used to sit at one side of the fireplace and me aunt at the other one , and they would sit and talk about the Bible . |
| 19 | Girl , how can you sit there and talk about one of the Feltons being funny ! |
| 20 | The experimenter instructed each child to pick up and talk about one toy and then applied a mild ‘ punishment ’ if he or she chose the more attractive of the pair . |
| 21 | Susan came down for breakfast today , and they had an exciting time opening their parcels , for their father 's illness had prevented their making friends in the neighbourhood ; but there was plenty to do and talk about , and they steadfastly refused to give way to the depression that naturally overcame them at times . |
| 22 | My parents used to sit and talk about going to live there permanently one day ! |
| 23 | They are then encouraged to notice and talk about what happens , e.g. a plastic boat floats , but if filled with water , it sinks ; or paper is lighter than a stone , but when it is wet through , it sinks . |
| 24 | A representative from the College of Arms had kindly agreed to come and talk about heraldry . |
| 25 | ‘ How can you stand there and talk about jobs when the real issue is hanging above our heads ! |
| 26 | They set up sessions where people could come and talk about the families , and make statements about the sort of people they were . |
| 27 | ‘ What we are trying to do is provide women with the sort of club environment that men are used to and they are not , so that they can relax and talk about business . |
| 28 | It is almost always the woman who says , ‘ Let's sit down and talk about where we are . ’ |
| 29 | Me an ’ Gerry 'd build up the kitchen fire and we 'd sit there and talk about what we 'd do if we won the Irish Sweepstake . |
| 30 | ‘ 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 . |