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 .
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