Example sentences of "voice was the " in BNC.

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1 Ramsey was abnormally shy about meeting the upper class and Eden 's voice was the caricature of an upper class voice .
2 The voice was the Sergeant 's .
3 Actually , the voice was the least of his problems .
4 His voice was the texture of syrup , his tone consoling .
5 Malekith 's voice was the first to be raised in acclamation .
6 The voice was the merest whisper .
7 She sounded tired but , though her breathing was laboured and painful it seemed to Creggan now that her voice was the only friendly thing left in his world .
8 His voice was the merest whisper as he stared down the landing towards a particular door , his mind imagining the two people behind it ; two people he resented beyond words .
9 The voice was the same : clear and authoritative , sure of itself , although faintly slurred by alcohol .
10 The voice was the same tight voice that had told Clare the hospital ceiling was coming down .
11 Sinisalo 's voice was the calling of a playful child , running between the trees , hiding , teasing .
12 The wind had an icy tang to it : it swirled about them right down to their feet , disturbing any loose leaves it could find ; and for a minute or two its voice was the only sound they heard , until Charlie 's broke into it , saying , ‘ Well , do n't worry , at least about me .
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