Example sentences of "they [vb past] of [adj] thing " in BNC.
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| 1 | During the meal , as if by mutual consent , they talked of other things , but it was difficult . |
| 2 | They talked of other things as they approached Blacklion , parts of Ireland they both knew , the parts they liked the best . |
| 3 | They talked of many things . |
| 4 | They talked of interesting things ; ship-building , the invasion of England , cannon , the path newly discovered west to the Indies , chess , dogs , the king 's mistress . |
| 5 | They spoke of indifferent things , but her mind , resenting too tight a control , kept whining away with its own questions . |