The voice surprised Joao by its strength - as though all the man's physical energy had been channeled into this one aspect of him.

I'd been expecting to hear the Chief; her voice surprised me.

The deep, mellow voice coming from empty air surprised none of them.

Roger's own voice surprised him; he hadn't meant to speak aloud.

Bill's voice surprised him, but it shouldn't have.

Oddly, it also seemed routine to the old man; even the voices of the translators didn't surprise him.

His voice, as mild as usual but carrying a note of urgency, surprised her.

His voice surprised me: it was almost a squeak.

Coming from so small a body, the deep voice surprised Rissa.

"No." Her voice surprised her; clear and low, it held none of the unease she felt.