Example sentences of "in a [adj] voice [subord] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was Bourne , speaking in a low voice because he knew that the reporters were still with him . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm normal now , ’ Maggie assured him in a fuzzy voice as he helped her to the bed and lifted her on to it . |
| 3 | In my own section , towards the middle of the cloakroom , I saw to my horror two lines of girls staring at me and giggling , and as I came near , one of them asked in a sarcastic voice where I came from . |
| 4 | He always yawns a lot and says Who ? in a bored voice when I pass on news from the Edwardian , but I suspect he 's interested . |
| 5 | ‘ Back to bed , Julia , ’ he said in a kinder voice than she was used to in Venice . |
| 6 | ‘ So many things , ’ she said in a puzzled voice as she left . |