Example sentences of "[adv] in a [adj] voice " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Angel , ’ she said suddenly in a normal voice , ‘ am I too wicked for us to live together ? ’ |
| 2 | Snorting angrily , he picked it up and read it aloud in a contemptuous voice : " Shareholders demand immediate explanation why production tonnage down last month . |
| 3 | Unfolding it she read aloud in a clear voice , ‘ The Veteran . ’ |
| 4 | Carol Gilligan , in In a Different Voice : Psychological Theory and Women 's Development ( 1982 ) , examines psychological theories concerning human moral development , and suggests that a male model has been developed which does not fit the experiences of most women 's lives . |
| 5 | Along the way Brian talked to us the whole time , not in a loud voice or a whisper , but in a low confident tone , the kind every good falconer adopts when he 's in the presence of birds of prey . |
| 6 | Mrs Beeson was not normally given to strong language ; most certainly not in a loud voice — and most certainly not in an Australian accent ! |
| 7 | Juliet said finally in a hesitant voice . |
| 8 | Deems was a soft and highly coloured man who spoke always in a low voice . |
| 9 | ‘ He came straight to me with the tale , ’ said Hugh , reckoning up in a low voice for Cadfael 's ear alone . |
| 10 | ‘ It is , actually , ’ she went on in a normal voice . |
| 11 | She hesitated , then went on in a small voice , ‘ I think I was afraid of what you could do to me . |
| 12 | ‘ Sometimes , ’ he went on in a low voice , ‘ I lie awake at night thinking of what would happen to this place if you should die without issue . ’ |
| 13 | He stopped and went on in a low voice , ‘ I came back early from school and when I came in I saw she 'd been crying . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ You can tell your father , ’ she went on in a low voice , ‘ there 's plenty in the valley willing to help . |
| 15 | Still shaking somewhat with fright , Millie swallowed twice before she brought out in a small voice , ‘ It 's very nice , thank you . ’ |
| 16 | When he thought that he had fulfilled his duty well , he called out in a loud voice : ‘ Emperor Frederick this tune is presented to you ! ’ |
| 17 | When Christ cries out in a loud voice , ‘ My God , why hast thou forsaken me ? ’ , |
| 18 | She swung round to him , grinding out in a low voice , ‘ She must n't have been any beginner , not goin , by the uncles the child 's had . |
| 19 | I put my arms around her , and she cried out in a terrible voice : ‘ Helen ! |
| 20 | As he turned to go , she cried out in a panicky voice , ‘ Alec , do n't leave me alone tonight ! ’ |
| 21 | When the dance ended and everyone was standing in clusters , sweating and smiling and breathing heavily , he sang out in a high voice with a laugh in it — |
| 22 | Sometimes in the night he cried out in a hoarse voice and moaned as if struggling to escape the grip of a bad dream . |
| 23 | ‘ The worm ! ’ she shouted out in a hoarse voice that was still barely her own . |
| 24 | Damian bit out in a hoarse voice . |
| 25 | Then in a cool voice he dictated the four letters while she tried to keep up with him . |
| 26 | Then in a loud voice his mother told him not to touch my dog as it would probably bite him . |
| 27 | Briefly she was left speechless by his audacity , then in a strangled voice she went on , ‘ All I have in mind is a breath of fresh air and to … to talk . ’ |
| 28 | Then in a lowered voice , she added , ‘ What would I do with her in here all day ? |
| 29 | Meredith asked curiously in a low voice . |
| 30 | ‘ Breakfast is ready ! ’ he called upstairs in a normal voice . |