But I have to say, they were real troopers these girls.

She was a real trooper, a real pro, and I was full of admiration for her.

Considering his state, he'd been a real trooper.

Larak was a real trooper, she thought, when she saw him limping though he didn't complain.

Suryo is with her in case she has bad dreams, but she's been a real trooper.

The baby, a real trooper, had been quieted by its mother and gone through four more takes of the two-shot with Annie.

They had always been real troopers, each in her own way.

"You earned it, lady; you've been a real trooper."

But she must have a lot of Theresa's blood in her, because at four years of age she was also a real trooper.

We'll be lucky if there's a real trooper in the lot.