Example sentences of "the [noun sg] in [pron] voice " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's a mistake to bottle things up , sweetheart , ’ he said , and the sympathy in his voice brought a lump to her throat . |
| 2 | The sympathy in his voice was heart-warming . |
| 3 | She looked up , startled at the change in his voice . |
| 4 | Perhaps that also explains the change in his voice . |
| 5 | The entreaty in her voice , the limpid , almost tearful look in her eyes … |
| 6 | Vitor picked up the tightness in her voice . |
| 7 | She hated the quaver in her voice . |
| 8 | The self-sacrifice in his voice was poignant . |
| 9 | The tenderness in his voice caused a sob to rise in her throat . |
| 10 | The horror in her voice was almost ludicrous , and Briant raised his eyebrows slightly . |
| 11 | Fred did n't appear to hear the horror in her voice , or if he did he managed to ignore it . |
| 12 | Alyssia did n't ask her friend to explain the sarcasm in her voice . |
| 13 | ‘ Dear , dear , your highness , ’ he drawled with no attempt to hide the sarcasm in his voice , ‘ did I hit a soft spot ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm afraid that brutal and senseless attacks are all too common nowadays , ’ said Clarke , the resignation in his voice making an odd contrast to his air of perpetual astonishment . |
| 15 | ‘ Oh , yes ! ’ he drawled , laughing too , but she could still hear the tension in his voice and she knew she had to tell him everything . |
| 16 | She was shocked to hear the tragedy in his voice . |
| 17 | The irony in her voice was heavily obvious . |
| 18 | But her natural politeness could not hide the distress in her voice . |
| 19 | She was aware of the disbelief in his voice even above the din . |
| 20 | The pleasure in his voice disarmed her . |
| 21 | She could hear the pleasure in his voice . |
| 22 | The kindness in her voice avoided unspoken criticism and commiseration , " Let me , " in a moment her quick fingers had Nicandra 's gardenia and its drift of green spray firmly in place . |
| 23 | The kindness in his voice , his touch on her hair were undamming the tears she had resolutely forced back . |
| 24 | Luke did n't seem to hear the fear in her voice . |
| 25 | Delaney tried to play down the fear in his voice — fear for her . |
| 26 | ’ He grinned and I caught the mockery in his voice . |
| 27 | One part of your brain is able to identify the flaws in her arguments ; but the other is only aware of the emotion in her voice . |
| 28 | The emotion in his voice was not unkind . |
| 29 | The ice in her voice had no effect on him whatsoever . |
| 30 | He glanced up , patently unperturbed by the ice in her voice , took a mouthful of coffee , and looked back down again at the book he was studying . |