Example sentences of "voice was a " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 ) . |
| 2 | His voice was a breath ; he did not look at Lachlan as he drew him forward beside him . |
| 3 | 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 ? |
| 4 | Billy 's voice was a mixture of apprehension and indignation , and it came from under the hay wagon . |
| 5 | His voice was a bit croaky . |
| 6 | His voice was a whisper . |
| 7 | The voice was a woman 's , low and calm . |
| 8 | Peggy 's voice was a whisper . |
| 9 | ' ’ Salperton made a creditable stab at Ophelia , though ’ ' — Peter grinned — ' ’ though his voice was a little husky for the part . ’ |
| 10 | His voice was a croak . |
| 11 | The voice was a growl . |
| 12 | Peggy 's American voice was a whiplash . |
| 13 | It was me she was addressing , and her voice was a mixture of fear and anger . |
| 14 | Auntie Lou 's voice was a whisper , a thin thread of sound . |
| 15 | As always when she was very angry , Evelyn 's voice was a thick Irish brogue . |
| 16 | This time his voice was a lot lower . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | The man 's voice was a soft bass , the syllables blurred . |
| 20 | His voice was a thin whine , like a broken engine . |
| 21 | Ellwood 's voice was a klaxon , one note , hoarse and maniacal . |
| 22 | The risk that the others would use them to get a political voice was a risk that had to be taken . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | Her voice was a little too loud — an attempt to cover her shakiness . |
| 26 | ‘ The flower of the Merkuts — ’ Jagatan 's voice was a mumble , ‘ all gone . |
| 27 | The voice was a little less friendly now . |
| 28 | When she spoke again , her voice was a mere whisper . |
| 29 | He berated it , screaming out his rage and his fear until his voice was a croak , and small droplets of sweat and spittle hung about his face . |
| 30 | The fathoms-deep voice was a detached drawl , his intonation cool . |