Example sentences of "voice that was " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a dry leathery quality about the voice that was like the breaking of a branch . |
| 2 | Then calmly , in a voice that was his own , he said that the god had left him . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm sure no one 's trying to kidnap my horse , ’ Young said , but with a note of doubt in his voice that was a triumph for Zak . |
| 4 | ‘ The worm ! ’ she shouted out in a hoarse voice that was still barely her own . |
| 5 | He had brown wavy hair and a hoarse voice that was in the process of breaking . |
| 6 | This is the voice that was heard in Basildon and a thousand new ‘ classless ’ working-class and suburban communities across the country ; the heartland of the new ‘ sociology of aspirations ’ . |
| 7 | Emily Groundwater enquired in a voice that was fluting and controlled , but her expression stayed remote . |
| 8 | ‘ Crying In The Chapel ’ was first recorded by C&W singer Darrell Glenn in 1953 and immediately covered by The Orioles , a group headed by the glorious voice that was Sonny Tills . |
| 9 | ‘ You want this stuff for the book ? ’ he said in a voice that was nine parts disbelief to one part disgust . |
| 10 | His father cleared his throat and said in a voice that was now almost a whisper : ‘ So it 's all settled then ? ’ |
| 11 | Hari said and there was a note of hostility in her voice that was unmistakable . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm sorry , ’ he said in a voice that was more masculine than his flabby , characterless appearance . |
| 13 | ‘ It 's a lot of money , two hundred pounds , ’ Joshua Cohen was saying in a voice that was warm , amicable , almost paternal . |
| 14 | " I 'm twenty-five , " she said , with the edge to her voice that was the nearest she got to temper . |
| 15 | Cheryl exclaimed in a voice that was far too loud . |
| 16 | She spoke Galactic with an exotic accent and in a voice that was strong , melodious and full of authority . |
| 17 | He stared down at the desk and spoke in a voice that was barely audible . |
| 18 | He said her name aloud , though it was someone else 's voice that was cracked and whispering out of his throat . |
| 19 | " Lies , " her husband sobbed , in a voice that was now so soft it could scarcely be heard . |
| 20 | ‘ Of course I am , ’ she said in a voice that was sharp with nerves . |
| 21 | The door opened and Penman said in a voice that was not entirely neutral , ‘ Mr Swinton , Miss Alexandra . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I 'm going swimming on Saturday , ’ said Willis , in an assumedly bored voice that was modelled on Hilary 's . |
| 23 | ‘ Let go , ’ said the woman , in a voice that was calm and quiet and edged with diamonds . |
| 24 | ‘ Do n't annoy me any more tonight , Shannon , ’ he said in a voice that was soft yet laden with threat . |
| 25 | ‘ I do n't think I need to spell it out to you , my frightened little virgin , ’ he said in a voice that was soft yet laden with scorn . |
| 26 | Does a leopard change its spots ? ’ he queried in a voice that was faintly bored . |
| 27 | I 'd advise you to maintain a dead silence on the subject , ’ he said in a voice that was full of warning . |
| 28 | ‘ Let's not jump too far ahead , ’ she said in a voice that was not quite steady . |
| 29 | He sang in a child 's voice that was beginning to break , so that it was tuneless , the register awkward , the pitch uncertain . |
| 30 | Pietro Miletti picked up the paper again and began to read in a calm , confident voice , a voice that was accustomed to being obeyed , that never needed to make a fuss . |