Example sentences of "in a [adj] voice [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a tremulous voice she whispered : ‘ Who are you people ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Because they proved he 'd stolen the letters , ’ said Charlotte in a dull voice she scarcely recognized as her own . |
| 3 | singing in a strange voice he did not recognise . |
| 4 | In a mild voice he had just asked the porter to come up , with some story about a tap dripping in the kitchen . |
| 5 | In a choked voice she said : |
| 6 | Then in a cool voice he dictated the four letters while she tried to keep up with him . |
| 7 | In a cool voice she answered , ‘ I thought you might be late . |
| 8 | In a slurred voice he blamed Docherty calling him ‘ a liar and a bullshitter ’ . |
| 9 | Then in a louder voice she cried , ‘ You took me to see him , do you remember ? |
| 10 | ‘ No ! ’ whispered Jack , then in a louder voice he said commandingly , ‘ Go for it ! ’ |
| 11 | In a small voice she says , ‘ I have never deport before either . ’ |
| 12 | In a clear voice she said , ‘ What 's all that about ? ’ |
| 13 | In a muffled voice she added , ‘ They had so little time together that I hope they were happy . ’ |
| 14 | 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 . ’ |
| 15 | In a level voice he said , ‘ You gave me to understand that as far as you know there was no woman at the time but your mother . |
| 16 | In a high voice he used expressions she 'd never heard before . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'm having a spot of bother with my periwinkle , ’ said Lawrence in a cultured voice I 'd no idea was in his repertoire . |