Example sentences of "she spoke [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 This time she spoke of a different ‘ they ’ .
2 She spoke with a new intensity .
3 She spoke with a Brummy whine and had roots that were invariably darker than her ends .
4 She spoke with a Dutch accent .
5 She heard John draw a sharp breath beside her but she spoke with a bright-eyed defiance , not to Lord Wyatt but at the crowd behind him , noting with pleasure their discomfiture and annoyance .
6 She was a big woman , tall and gaunt , and she spoke with a gruff , masculine voice .
7 She spoke about a young woman who had given birth in the same bed some years before .
8 She spoke in a brusque voice .
9 She spoke in a metallic tone of almost cynical exasperation , fixing Ludens with her intense dark stare .
10 She spoke in a low dutiful voice .
11 Her fists clenched and unclenched as she spoke in a low furious mutter .
12 She spoke in a low voice : ‘ I heard you down there with her . ’
13 She spoke in a matter-of-fact tone , as though all the best people did .
14 She spoke in a hoarse whisper .
15 She spoke in a soft , quiet voice and old Ben looked at her in surprise .
16 She spoke in a quiet voice .
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