of all things

I called out whether she was right or left of the thing.

Got a look through the door at a bit of the thing.

He himself went to those areas to have a feel of the whole thing.

What if they should learn of the thing she was?

I should have known you'd think of the one thing they can't do.

A man's only a small part of the whole thing, and he's not really here for very long.

He could never think of the right thing to say.

They may be part of one and the same thing.

She was trying to think of the right thing to say when he turned to her.

I don't know why those seemed part of the same thing.