Example sentences of "[adv prt] in a [adj] voice " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 ‘ He came straight to me with the tale , ’ said Hugh , reckoning up in a low voice for Cadfael 's ear alone .
3 ‘ It seems , ’ he went on in a calmer voice , ‘ that Rickie and Robin-Anne are among the sizeable minority of the population that is peculiarly prone to severe addiction . ’
4 ‘ It is , actually , ’ she went on in a normal voice .
5 She hesitated , then went on in a small voice , ‘ I think I was afraid of what you could do to me .
6 ‘ 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 . ’
7 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 . ’
8 ‘ You can tell your father , ’ she went on in a low voice , ‘ there 's plenty in the valley willing to help .
9 Still shaking somewhat with fright , Millie swallowed twice before she brought out in a small voice , ‘ It 's very nice , thank you . ’
10 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 ! ’
11 When Christ cries out in a loud voice , ‘ My God , why hast thou forsaken me ? ’ ,
12 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 .
13 I put my arms around her , and she cried out in a terrible voice : ‘ Helen !
14 As he turned to go , she cried out in a panicky voice , ‘ Alec , do n't leave me alone tonight ! ’
15 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 —
16 Sometimes in the night he cried out in a hoarse voice and moaned as if struggling to escape the grip of a bad dream .
17 ‘ The worm ! ’ she shouted out in a hoarse voice that was still barely her own .
18 Damian bit out in a hoarse voice .
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