Example sentences of "spoke in a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally Mary Ann spoke in a firm voice : |
| 2 | She hardly ever spoke in a normal voice . |
| 3 | ‘ Evening Landlord , Master Gates , ’ he spoke in a loud voice and exercised his usual habit of momentarily standing on tip toes as he addressed them . |
| 4 | On this Mr Beecham , nodding now , spoke in a small voice : ‘ We will continue her allowance ? ’ |
| 5 | Jotan spoke in a conversational tone . |
| 6 | She spoke in a metallic tone of almost cynical exasperation , fixing Ludens with her intense dark stare . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | As she kissed Martha , Tamar spoke in a low voice . |
| 9 | He spoke in a low voice . |
| 10 | He spoke in a low voice . |
| 11 | Salvo spoke in a low voice , but his words carried easily on the still air . |
| 12 | He spoke in a low voice , saying a man could have a heart-attack , being crept up on like that . |
| 13 | She spoke in a low voice : ‘ I heard you down there with her . ’ |
| 14 | In the kitchen , Douglas spoke in a low voice to Domino , and the dog whined . |
| 15 | He spoke in a confidential tone , his voice low . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | She spoke in a brusque voice . |
| 18 | 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 . ’ |
| 19 | He spoke in a flat monotone , suppressing all the emotion he might have felt . |
| 20 | His brother spoke in a quavering voice close to his ear as though he had read his thoughts . |
| 21 | The captain spoke in a smooth torrent of words , ending each sentence with his wonderful smile . |
| 22 | After a moment he lifted his eyes from the books , leaned forward and spoke in a lowered voice . |
| 23 | She spoke in a matter-of-fact tone , as though all the best people did . |
| 24 | He combined a cold approach with references to emotive issues like the Boer War , he spoke in a matter-of-fact way , he made clever use of sarcasm at the expense of opponents , and he recognized the value of a decisive attitude that would be firmly grasped by a party audience . |
| 25 | He leant forward and spoke in a grim whisper . |
| 26 | Sam placed an arm around his shoulder , and spoke in a soothing voice . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | He spoke in a guttural accent , and reminded her of Eric Von Strondheim . |
| 29 | My bus driver , in the morning , spoke in a guttural Derry accent . |
| 30 | His movements were quick and furtive and he spoke in a speedy whisper , as though every word were classified information . |