Example sentences of "[verb] in a [adj] voice " in BNC.
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| 1 | She may be joking , but me , I just growl in a choked voice ‘ Hey , why do n't you cut us some of that cake ? ’ |
| 2 | Caspar was explaining in a hushed voice that they were looking at the Robemaker 's stocks of enchantments . |
| 3 | They heard her say in a bright voice : ‘ Good morning , James . |
| 4 | ‘ I 've had enough , ’ he shouted in a choked voice . |
| 5 | ‘ There you are , you see , ’ he exclaimed in a shrill voice , ‘ he 's overtaxed himself ! |
| 6 | The thick hempen cords were slung round our necks ; a dusty-robed priest appeared as if from nowhere to recite in a precise voice the last prayer for the dying . |
| 7 | ‘ What am I ? ’ she asked looking at Tumbleweed , and then began to recite in a sing-song voice , ‘ with a stick in me hand and a stone in me throat , I walk through the land in me shiny , red coat . ’ |
| 8 | She did not say anything more so he added in a real voice and proper words , ‘ Delia , I have to . ’ |
| 9 | She went reluctantly , and he added in a low voice : ‘ I ca n't help you I 'm afraid . |
| 10 | ‘ Although it has n't been one of the happiest experiences of my life either , ’ she added in a low voice . |
| 11 | ‘ Do n't touch me ! ’ she added in a panic-stricken voice as his arms suddenly came around her . |
| 12 | ‘ I shall miss you , ’ he muttered in a low voice . |
| 13 | ‘ I did n't run away , ’ she muttered in a shaky voice . |
| 14 | ‘ Please , ’ she muttered in a strangled voice . |
| 15 | ‘ I have to go again , ’ she says in a whiny voice . |
| 16 | ‘ Keith , ’ Potter says in a caring voice , ‘ I 'm not saying you ca n't go to Lourdes . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I 'm exhausted , ’ she says in a low voice , her accent seriously French . |
| 18 | ‘ I would n't be so cheeky , Paddy , ’ he says in a low voice . |
| 19 | ‘ Lucky fucking bastard , ’ he says in a normal voice . |
| 20 | ‘ Two Live Crew , ’ he says in a normal voice . |
| 21 | There were numerous doors leading from the hall , and the nun approached one , knocked , and when bidden to enter , she thrust open the door , stood aside and proclaimed in a low voice scarcely above a whisper , ‘ Mrs Winkowski , Reverend Mother . ’ |
| 22 | But this was dear old Mr Rabinowitz himself , spruced up , a new suit , who told in a quavering voice how this perfect stranger had come to his aid after the Blackshirts had smashed open his tailor 's shop . |
| 23 | Speak in a normal voice , as a whisper can raise anxiety . |
| 24 | Agnes gathers all her inner strength and answers in a firm voice : ‘ We prefer never to meet again . ’ |
| 25 | The question came in a small voice . |
| 26 | ‘ You will appreciate , ’ Morton intervened in a solemn voice , |
| 27 | ‘ Gawd , that feels good , ’ he murmured in a low voice . |
| 28 | ‘ You 're forgetting , Miss Lea , ’ he murmured in a soft voice that made her shiver , ‘ you invited me in . ’ |
| 29 | " In lighting these candles , " he murmured in a reverent voice " we extend an invitation to the spirit of my greatly esteemed father to come among us and bless us . " |
| 30 | ‘ Yes , I saw , ’ he confirmed in a tight voice . |