Example sentences of "she spoke [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | It told Lucy she was depressed , causing her to feel a strange sympathy for the other woman , and at last she spoke with gentle understanding . |
2 | She spoke with great deliberation . |
3 | Then , remembering the tragic death of Giovanna 's parents , she spoke with exaggerated courtesy to the elderly orphan . |
4 | She spoke with courteous compassion of the widowed , and for her guest 's sake did not dwell on their sorrows . |
5 | She spoke with sudden authority . |
6 | She spoke with dismissive confidence . |
7 | She spoke with tearful intensity , choking back tears . |
8 | She had never learnt to speak Alsatian , a dialect closely related to Old High German , so she spoke in faultless German instead . |
9 | She spoke in forthright terms , at p. 169 : |
10 | She spoke in short , clipped sentences and stood aside for Rachel to enter the house . |