Example sentences of "voice was [art] " in BNC.

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1 His voice was no more than a faint whisper now but it was as if his words were spraying vitriol on her face , because she tossed her head from side to side as if throwing off the spray .
2 Kemp 's voice was no less clear than during the phone conversation .
3 But this voice was no feeble substitute ; it was a direct address from the God who had been silent .
4 His voice was no more audible than her own had been , and his eyes had darkened to black .
5 Alison Moyet 's voice was a wholesome barrage of body , a humanist apology for the perceived thin-ness of Depeche Mode ( her partner Vince Clarke 's first group ) , a fiery torch brought to bear on a cold , metallic sound ( synthpop , modernism at its coolest ) .
6 His voice was a breath ; he did not look at Lachlan as he drew him forward beside him .
7 REMEMBER the man who made a fortune out of a book which claimed that the Old Testament was really the story of how extra-terrestrials landed on earth or , to put it plainly , that Elijah 's still small voice was a wee green man speaking in his ear ?
8 Billy 's voice was a mixture of apprehension and indignation , and it came from under the hay wagon .
9 His voice was a bit croaky .
10 His voice was a whisper .
11 The voice was a woman 's , low and calm .
12 Peggy 's voice was a whisper .
13 ' ’ Salperton made a creditable stab at Ophelia , though ’ ' — Peter grinned — ' ’ though his voice was a little husky for the part . ’
14 His voice was a croak .
15 The voice was a growl .
16 Peggy 's American voice was a whiplash .
17 It was me she was addressing , and her voice was a mixture of fear and anger .
18 Auntie Lou 's voice was a whisper , a thin thread of sound .
19 As always when she was very angry , Evelyn 's voice was a thick Irish brogue .
20 This time his voice was a lot lower .
21 The blind man nodded , spoke up against the weary roar of the airstream that broke like surf on this rocky spur deep in Antarctic Mars , and in his voice was a smile , the first emotional response he 'd given them .
22 His voice was a husky purr of reassurance and the shapes of it in her head deepened to an indigo rock of security that she knew , without knowing how , was going to guard her .
23 The man 's voice was a soft bass , the syllables blurred .
24 His voice was a thin whine , like a broken engine .
25 Ellwood 's voice was a klaxon , one note , hoarse and maniacal .
26 The risk that the others would use them to get a political voice was a risk that had to be taken .
27 His voice was a mere whisper , but such was the effect of his words on the woman that he might have shouted them from the rooftops .
28 The owner of the voice was a big man of about thirty-five in a black coat and very dirty trousers , with a brown hat on his head and a dirty handkerchief around his neck .
29 Her voice was a little too loud — an attempt to cover her shakiness .
30 ‘ The flower of the Merkuts — ’ Jagatan 's voice was a mumble , ‘ all gone .
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