Example sentences of "voice had a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though deep and resonant , the man 's voice had a chilling softness . |
| 2 | Hasan 's voice had a chilling quietness to it . |
| 3 | Her voice had a sad note to it and he knew that she was standing at the gate watching him as he rode away . |
| 4 | Though a mocking smile played at the corners of his chiselled mouth , his voice had a caustic bite . |
| 5 | I was n't sure , but the voice had a familiar ring , so I took a chance . |
| 6 | His voice had a sarcastic edge to it , once assumed for the benefit or otherwise of his students , and now its permanent tone . |
| 7 | His voice had a sharp edge of anger to it . |
| 8 | Her voice had a dying fall . |
| 9 | The voice had a curious quality , husky and high-pitched as if uncertain whether it was a light tenor or a throaty mezzo-soprano . |
| 10 | His voice had a hollow echo to it , as if there was nothing inside him . |
| 11 | His voice had a new tone in it : almost deference . |
| 12 | Somehow her voice had a hypnotic effect . |
| 13 | Guy 's low voice had a hypnotic quality which had a strangely calming effect on Lucy , but even so Virginia had an appalling fear that everything was going to be far from all right . |
| 14 | His voice had an hysterical edge to it . |
| 15 | ‘ I think , ’ Nathan 's voice had an odd rasp as he pulled out a wad of papers and dropped them on the table , ‘ you 'd better get some sleep . |
| 16 | The voice had an Irish brogue to it . |
| 17 | Eb 's voice had an underlying note of hysteria . |