Example sentences of "and speak [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 But how many people do you know who smile broadly at you , and speak in a calm and controlled manner , when all along they are fuming inside and never show it ?
2 With me coming from the North of England , everybody is pretty reserved up there at the best of times , so coming down to London and meeting Angie with an American accent and flitting around the room and speaking in a loud voice all the time , it was amazing .
3 She had stretched out , lying on her back and speaking in a little girly voice .
4 A simple family record should be equally simple in its choice of words and spoken in a natural and relaxed tone of voice .
5 He 's around five feet eight inches tall and speaks with a Liverpudlian accent .
6 He has short , dark , spiked hair and speaks with a local accent .
7 Suddenly , but predictably , the main actor enters the stage and speaks in a piercing voice , intelligible to me only because it is unmistakably one of alarm .
8 I entered a studio at random , and spoke to a young man behind a battered desk .
9 ‘ So happy to gleet my good fliends here tonight ’ , he began , and spoke for a few moments on the glories of old Cathay .
10 She had collar-length , straight , ash-blonde hair , parted on one side and spoke with a southern Irish accent .
11 Robyn gripped the fountain until her knuckles whitened and spoke with a great deal of effort , concentrating on forming her words so that they did n't sound slurred .
12 Azmaveth came from the north and spoke with a strange accent .
13 Like herself , he was Irish , and spoke with a rolling brogue .
14 Graham stirred and spoke with a careful lack of emphasis .
15 Then he recovered and spoke with a cold , held-in anger .
16 He was wearing a green suit and spoke with a local accent .
17 He delivered a sermon during which everyone stood still , until he picked up a handful of earth and spoke in a deep voice : ‘ Ashes to ashes .
18 The female detective glanced around the canteen and spoke in a confidential whisper , her eyes drilling into Pargeter 's so as to miss none of her reactions .
19 And there are other stories , and these of course are much worse , and they have currency in the houses of the local gentry , and they say , ’ — he lowered his voice and spoke in a shocked whisper — ‘ that I can not be a gentleman because I am — a painter . ’
20 He leant forward and spoke in a grim whisper .
21 Slim in build , wearing an expensively cut sports jacket and slacks , he was clean-shaven , had a strong face and spoke in a high-pitched drawl .
22 Sam placed an arm around his shoulder , and spoke in a soothing voice .
23 After a moment he lifted his eyes from the books , leaned forward and spoke in a lowered voice .
24 Ana sat with bowed head and spoke in a forlorn voice .
25 Cameron raised his right hand , clenched his fist , and spoke in a relaxed voice .
26 Izzie took hold of her father 's hands and spoke in a soft , monotonous sing-song .
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