Example sentences of "in [pron] voice when [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 There was a suggestion of enthusiasm in her voice when she replied : ‘ Yeah .
2 Carrie 's hand dropped away from his arm and there was relief in her voice when she said , ‘ I saw you leaving and was worried about you . ’
3 If he discovered a new rule he would immediately seek a way of breaking it , and I had assumed that he would have some sympathy with those who flouted the laws against drugs , yet there was no denying the genuine anger in his voice when he talked of cocaine .
4 There had been no emotion in his voice when he had spoken Honor 's name .
5 She heard it in his voice when he spoke to her , saw it in his eyes when he was thinking , felt it in his great muscular body every time she lay in his arms at night .
6 But she responded to the kind note in his voice when he said , ‘ Now , my dear , you are a clever girl and a brave one .
7 Certainly , there was n't an atom of tenderness in his voice when he spoke of her , but what did that prove ?
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