Example sentences of "[conj] there be [noun] in her " in BNC.

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1 She was smiling , although there were tears in her grey eyes .
2 ‘ Well , I 'm avoiding Broad Street because of the cranes , ’ Meg replied , and Lee saw that there were tears in her eyes .
3 Anne looked at me and I could see , even in the state I was in , that there were tears in her eyes .
4 There was no denying the fact that there were gaps in her memory because of the drugs .
5 Miss Phoebe 's pitted cheeks were quite pink and there were tears in her eyes .
6 ‘ Oh , ’ she said , ‘ I see that for all your fine words you are much like the rest , ’ and there were tears in her eyes when she turned away from him .
7 They stung , as they were meant to , and there were tears in her eyes when he roughly turned her over .
8 Carrie 's hand dropped away from his arm and there was relief in her voice when she said , ‘ I saw you leaving and was worried about you . ’
9 She was still breathless and there was air in her words .
10 He tasted foul , and there was fire in her ruptured belly .
11 The woman turned and looked at the speaker , and there was scorn in her expression , but she said nothing until she turned on Agnes again and said , ‘ How bad is he , lass ? ’
12 She was snorting gently , small guttural sounds as if there were phlegm in her throat .
13 She felt her strength returning , but there was pain in her eyes , chest and throat .
14 But there was humour in her tone , and a sparkle in her lovely eyes , and the mouth that had been unhappy for so long now curved in a smile .
15 Her face was pale and her voice was as cool as ever , but there was sincerity in her eyes , and Sophie drew a long breath and put out her hand .
16 But there were tears in her eyes .
17 But there were hollows in her cheeks and she was too thin for beauty .
18 Leith shot a glance at Naylor , seated next to her , who was n't even a tinge pink around the ears at his aunt 's revealing what , since there were others in her particular line who were far more senior , must surely be a lie .
19 Both the singing and the dialogue ( of which there is a good deal ) are expressive and sparkling , though there are times in her two solos , when Christiane Castelli ( Gontran ) seems a little uncertain pitch and fragile of tone .
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