Example sentences of "they talked of [adj] [noun] " 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 hereditary occupations in the Highlands ; the rigour of church rules and creeds ; they looked at Latin books , and tiptoed around a delicate matter — whether Johnson the Anglican might wish to hear Mr MacAulay say their Presbyterian prayers in the household , which Boswell doubted . |
| 5 | And they still trooped in and out of his house occasionally , looking at him pityingly , as they talked of foreign films , the latest play at the Royal Court and the need for the immediate withdrawal of armed forces from Nicaragua . |
| 6 | Breeze complied , and they talked of trivial matters until her fixed regard took effect . |
| 7 | 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 . |