1.   Clearly, conversations with peers were cathartic.

2.   Conversation was desultory for we were all exhausted though Mandeville Declared that tomorrow he would spread his net.

3.   Conversation with her was a series of small unpleasant surprises.

4.   He rose to indicate that the conversation was at an end.

5.   His conversation is full of colourful phrases.

6.   Insertion and side sequences draw attention to the fact that conversation is discourse mutually constructed and negotiated in time.

7.   It was remarkable the way people sought her out, often not minding that their conversation was public.

8.   Nor did I realize that conversations were usually far less complicated than I supposed.

9.   Our subsequent telephone conversation was a study in plain language, but McFarlane held his ground and made no apologies.