Example sentences of "said in [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Who 's going to hear , might I ask ? ’ he said in a teasing voice .
2 ‘ Heavens to Betsy ! ’ she said in a teasing manner .
3 The group instinctively rose to their feet , but John said in a firm voice , ‘ You are not taking my wife up the stairs .
4 Blagg hesitated , or perhaps was trying to remember , and Caswell said in a firm voice : ‘ The shooting was just after ten , you said .
5 ‘ Yes , ’ she said in a tiny voice .
6 ‘ I think , ’ she said in a tiny voice , ‘ we disposed of that smooth-talking kind of approach on the evening under discussion , after I burned my thumb . ’
7 ‘ That 's our mother , ’ Maggie said in a choked voice .
8 ‘ While you 're in my house , ’ he said in a choked voice , ‘ you 'll live by my rules .
9 ‘ I do n't think I can bear it , Dorothy , ’ she said in a choked voice .
10 ‘ Or moonlit ghosts , ’ she said in a choked voice , forcing a slight laugh .
11 ‘ Very well , ’ he said in a choked voice .
12 ‘ We 'll have to eat together , ’ I said in a doleful tone which I knew would upset my mother as much as the vision which my remark would conjure up .
13 You do n't know what awaits you , ’ he said in a placatory tone , striding towards her .
14 ‘ I 've met so-called intelligent people before , ’ he said in a challenging way , ‘ and I know a lot of questions that can baffle them . ’
15 She said in a gentle voice , ‘ Go now , dear Jack , see you tomorrow . ’
16 ‘ Really , Sandy , you ought to knock or you never know what you 'll find , ’ he said in a plummy voice .
17 Werewolf softly whistled Mark Knopfler 's Going Home from Local Hero and did n't stop even when Jenkins walked up to him and said in a plummy voice :
18 Hitler and his wife , Eva Braun , had committed suicide , ‘ and their bodies were charred , ’ Bratina said in a 1991 interview .
19 ‘ Quigley , ’ he said in a spectral voice , ‘ repent ! ’
20 ‘ It was a team job , ’ she said in a colorless voice .
21 ‘ He hides things in the boathouse , ’ Alice said in a disinterested voice .
22 Her mother looked at her vacantly for a moment , then she said in a weak voice , ‘ My poor girl .
23 ‘ Well — you never can tell , ’ she said in a weak voice , then wondered why her thoughts were moving in this direction .
24 Silas said in a dry tone , ‘ Is n't it time you made an introduction , Doreen ? ’
25 ‘ We drew out the Livesey file , this afternoon , ’ Bragg said in a neutral voice .
26 She said in a neutral voice , ‘ Why do you bother with me ? ’
27 ’ At the door he turned and said in a clipped voice , ‘ Where 's the Miracle-Worker ?
28 She was asleep — there was a little island of light over her bed in the side-room of the empty ward — and someone said in a professional whisper , ‘ Do you think she 's ready for the next stage ? ’
29 ‘ I 've never been very good at school , ’ she said in a bored voice .
30 ‘ Yea , my lady , ’ Joan said in a small voice , still fearful of what was to follow .
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