BNC Text G4C

Medical consultation. Sample containing about 368 words speech recorded in public context


4 speakers recorded by respondent number C185

PS1WF Ag5 m (No name, age 60, doctor) unspecified
G4CPS000 X u (No name, age unknown) unspecified
G4CPSUNK (respondent W0000) X u (Unknown speaker, age unknown) other
G4CPSUGP (respondent W000M) X u (Group of unknown speakers, age unknown) other

1 recordings

  1. Tape 089511 recorded on 1993-04. LocationUnknown ( medical surgery ) Activity: medical consultation

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(PS1WF) [1] Hello
(G4CPS000) [2] Doctor
(PS1WF) [3] Well what can I do for you Mrs ?
(G4CPS000) [4] my husband was here a fortnight ago, Duncan .
[5] He'd just been made redundant, and none of the two of us are sleeping at night.
[6] ... And you gave us ta you gave him a, you gave us tablets.
(PS1WF) [7] Oh right.
[8] Right, I'm with you now.
[9] With you now.
[10] And even with the tablets?
(G4CPS000) [11] Still not sleeping, doctor.
(PS1WF) [12] Still not sleeping?
[13] Right.
[14] ... Okay.
[15] There you go, just don't get them mixed up, aye.
[16] [...] mixed up with the other one. ...
(G4CPS000) [17] [...] I'm going to [...] see the ... dermatologist at .
(PS1WF) [18] What've you been doing to yourself?
(G4CPS000) [19] I'm all out in a an allergy.
[20] ... And
(PS1WF) [21] Oh right.
(G4CPS000) [22] nobody can tell me what it is.
[23] So I was told to go to the dermatologist [...] .
(PS1WF) [24] You wouldn't see him [...] .
(G4CPS000) [...]
(PS1WF) [25] Right.
[26] ... Ah.
[27] ... [cough] . ... Two of these tablets, these are special ones for yourself.
(G4CPS000) [28] Mhm.
(PS1WF) [29] Okay?
[30] Don't, don't give Duncan these ones.
[31] ... [...] ... two of these at bedtime for yourself, and ... The ones I've given you have a slight effect on your skin as well.
(G4CPS000) [32] Mhm.
(PS1WF) [33] Might stop the irritation as much as we can before you see the specialist Sheila.
[34] And
(G4CPS000) [35] Are they better?
[36] Because I'm [...] .
(PS1WF) [37] Aye.
[38] Aye.
[39] Th they'll certainly help to take the, the irritation
(G4CPS000) [40] Mhm.
(PS1WF) [41] off the skin er these ones ... a you know as well as helping you to sleep,
(G4CPS000) [42] Mhm.
(PS1WF) [43] these ones are purely and simply to let you
(G4CPS000) [...]
(PS1WF) [44] pure, pure and simply to let him get a sleep.
[45] Er ...
(G4CPS000) [46] [...] it came as a shock [...] fifteen years. [...]
(PS1WF) [47] Oh aye.
[48] Aye.
[49] [cough] [...] They don't take too kindly to it.
(G4CPS000) [50] No.
(PS1WF) [51] Very few folk
(G4CPS000) [...]
(PS1WF) [52] take kindly to it.
(G4CPS000) [53] [...] something to see about as well
(PS1WF) [54] Aha.
(G4CPS000) [55] because I've filled in a self-certified sick line,
(PS1WF) [56] Mhm.
(G4CPS000) [57] and I'm now, it's just now I need a doctor's one.
(PS1WF) [58] Mhm.
[59] ... There we are now.
(G4CPS000) [60] Cos that's a [...] if you [...] .
[61] I've not done that for years.
[62] ... I think everything's going [laughing] [...] [] .
[63] I think I'll [...]
(PS1WF) [64] Ah.
[65] Away you go and get turned into a human being.
[66] Right. [laugh]
(G4CPS000) [67] [...] my [...] and just have a heart.
(PS1WF) [68] On no.
[69] No, aye.
[70] We'll turn you into a human being yet.
(G4CPS000) [laugh]
(PS1WF) [71] Alright Sheila.
(G4CPS000) [72] Thank you very much.
(PS1WF) [73] Okay now.
[74] Right.
(G4CPS000) [75] Thank you. ...
Unknown speaker (G4CPSUNK) [76] Sorry.