Example sentences of "tears [verb] [prep] [pos pn] eye " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lucenzo 's face became misty as the tears formed in her eyes and rolled silently down her cheeks . |
| 2 | His tears floated from his eyes and star-splashed perfectly against his faceplate , one by one . |
| 3 | Large tears brimmed in her eyes as she stared dumbly from one to the other . |
| 4 | In spite of herself , tears welled in her eyes . |
| 5 | Tears welled in her eyes as she wondered about her loved ones . |
| 6 | She hung her head , feeling tears prickle in her eyes . |
| 7 | Tears gathered in her eyes . |
| 8 | Tears gathered behind her eyes . |
| 9 | All the way home , she practised the words she would speak to Craig Grenfell , she must tell him to leave , to find another place to stay but the feeling of emptiness that swept over her whenever she thought of saying goodbye to him brought tears brimming to her eyes . |
| 10 | She looked at him with tears brimming in her eyes . |
| 11 | At one point tears rolled from his eyes ; they crept down the side of his face , and into his ears ; he continued to lie rigid . |
| 12 | And suddenly , astonishingly , astonished , she began to weep , great sobs bursting out of her , tears leaping from her eyes , a kind of howling noise in her nose and throat , and Charles got up and came and sat by her and took her in his arms as she howled like a six-year-old . |
| 13 | Tears pricked at his eyes . |
| 14 | Sudden , treacherous tears pricked behind her eyes . |
| 15 | Common sense prevailed , tears pricked behind his eyes , he sat down again . |
| 16 | Tears rose in her eyes . |
| 17 | Melissa touched her arm ; still she did not move but as if a tap had been opened , tears spilt from her eyes and began streaming down her face . |
| 18 | She thought of a beautiful phrase — to comfort his sad heart — and tears came into her eyes . |
| 19 | Tears came into her eyes as she watched him , though she could n't have said why , but she did know it was something she 'd never forget , etched on her memory now forever . |
| 20 | She stopped and tears came into her eyes . |
| 21 | She turned to the table , yawning so that the tears came into her eyes . |
| 22 | Her chest heaved , tears came into her eyes . |
| 23 | And as he was about to depart he looked back upon his own home , and when he saw his hall deserted , the household chests unfastened , the doors open , no cloaks hanging up , no seats in the porch , no hawks upon the perches , the tears came into his eyes , and he said , My enemies have done this … |
| 24 | Familiar smells rose above the ever-present odour of the nearby sewage farm , and tears came into my eyes as my nostrils sniffed out stale liniment , old Bovril and the lingering aroma of Dave Doyle 's feet . |
| 25 | We looked at each other , not saying a word , and tears came into my eyes . |
| 26 | Tears came to her eyes and , as she entered the kitchen , she stumbled a little . |
| 27 | As she listened to the sweet voices of the children coming from the church , and thought of the pain she had experienced in her short life , tears came to her eyes . |
| 28 | And she laughed until tears came to her eyes . |
| 29 | She found it hard to believe that such a thing had happened , and tears came to her eyes . |
| 30 | Tears came to her eyes . |