| set tone | 52.21 | Captains set a tone. | ||
| change tone | 5.99 | Change the tone? | ||
| soften tone | 3.23 | He later softened his tone somewhat. | ||
| have tone | 1.51 | This has the tone of an opening bid. | ||
| use tone | 1.12 | Both tones are used in the gamelan orchestra. | ||
| hear tone | 1.05 | You heard tones of despair. | ||
| strike tone | 0.92 | Spirits were raised, a perfect tone struck. | ||
| establish tone | 0.86 | But the tone had been established. | ||
| lower tone | 0.86 | A television set lowers the tone. | ||
| adopt tone | 0.79 | He adopted a tone of moral indignation. | ||
| shift tone | 0.72 | Dickens had an amazing ability to shift tone in mid-paragraph. | ||
| take tone | 0.72 | This could be fun, if the movie knew what tone to take. | ||
| moderate tone | 0.66 | Helms also has moderated his tone this year. | ||
| echo tone | 0.59 | That tone was echoed in the The Hindustan Times and the Indian Express. | ||
| harden tone | 0.59 | But Mayor Jean-Claude Gaudin, who had earlier made conciliatory gestures, hardened his tone. | ||
| improve tone | 0.59 | A regular brisk walk will improve muscle tone. | ||
| get tone | 0.39 | Once they got the tone, it was there. | ||
| toughen tone | 0.39 | But the conflict over weapons inspectors caused Paris to toughen its tone. | ||
| alter tone | 0.33 | Stain can also be used to subtly alter the tone of wood. | ||
| bring tone | 0.33 | He brings that tone. |