Example sentences of "say [noun prp] in a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ No one 's askin' you , Perry , ’ says Crilly in a jocular tone , ‘ and where 's your fockin' keys ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ To protect the pitch , we keep off the grass all week , so we might as well play our football on it , ’ says O'Neill in a resounding echo of Clough 's philosophy . |
| 3 | ‘ Then will you men tell him to speak to the farm manager ? ’ said Bathsheba in a businesslike way , as she rode off . |
| 4 | ‘ Frank , I 'm only sorry if you love another woman more than me , ’ said Bathsheba in a trembling voice . |
| 5 | ‘ To save the world , ’ said Taliesin in a mocking tone . |
| 6 | ‘ Christ … ’ said Cardiff in a hollow voice , when he saw what had happened out in the storm . |
| 7 | ‘ Evans , ’ said Cardiff in an awed voice , as the whispering multitudes took up his name as a kind of saviour 's anthem . |
| 8 | ‘ Gabriel , ’ said Lucie in a low whisper . |
| 9 | ‘ Well , we must n't think about it now , ’ said Fenella in a practical voice . |
| 10 | ‘ I have n't heard them mention it , ’ said Dagmar in a level voice . |
| 11 | ‘ To think we were like that , ’ said Maud in a motherly way . |
| 12 | ‘ It 's me , Bob , ’ said Tessa in a small voice . |
| 13 | ‘ Well , it was n't your fault , ’ said Franca in a conversational tone . |
| 14 | ‘ Meredith , ’ said Lucenzo in a steely tone . |
| 15 | " It sounds a good idea , " said Reggie in a judicial way ; one who would always welcome congresses , discussions , any manifestations of the democratic process . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm afraid I have bad news , ’ said Jackson in a stony voice . |
| 17 | ‘ Protest poetry , mos'ly , ’ said Phil in a business-like tone . |
| 18 | ‘ Pardon ? ’ said Lizzie in a shocked tone . |
| 19 | " If you go now , Madame and Monsieur Sherman , you too will be able to shake the hand of the emperor of Annam , " said Lat in a low voice . |
| 20 | ‘ I do n't know the King , ’ said Primaflora in a thin voice . |
| 21 | ‘ Oh , good — then I 'll go , ’ said Rupert in a relieved tone . |
| 22 | ‘ I have not seen Rosie since the war , ’ said Ernest in a low voice . |
| 23 | ‘ She 's talking about his handicap , ’ said Sukey in a low voice , and looked very disapproving when Daisy started to laugh . |
| 24 | ‘ Did you see that ? ’ said Sukey in a shocked voice to Brigadier Canford . |
| 25 | ‘ She did , did she ? ’ said Helen in a different tone . |
| 26 | ‘ Ah , Mr Muggeridge , ’ said Pumfrey in a businesslike tone . |
| 27 | ‘ You need n't look so pleased about it , ’ said Tom in a disgruntled manner . |
| 28 | ‘ Perhaps he 's too ill to get to a telephone , ’ said Mervyn in a satisfied tone-'that 's what it is . ’ |
| 29 | " It 's very beautiful , " said Joseph in a hushed voice . |
| 30 | ‘ Dora thinks Alain Gebrec was murdered , ’ said Rose in a terrified whisper . |