Example sentences of "[adj] tears [verb] [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her mouth was a red gash in her powdered face and when in Act Two she told her husband that the degenerate Martin had never loved her , never ever , even though they 'd conducted an affair , real tears trickled from her tragic eyes . |
| 2 | Large tears brimmed in her eyes as she stared dumbly from one to the other . |
| 3 | Large tears splashed into her teacup . |
| 4 | She poured us both a generous tot , and drank hers rather faster than liqueurs are normally drunk , then gasped and blinked as sudden tears started to her eyes . |
| 5 | She was trembling , hot tears sprang to her eyes , she wanted to cover her face with her hands , but did not dare attempt such a defending gesture for it would have seemed a patent provocation ; besides she knew how to stand in the face of anger . |
| 6 | She felt the hot tears bunch in her throat . |
| 7 | She nodded , big tears welling in her eyes . |
| 8 | Against her will , hot scalding tears burst from her eyes and down her cheeks . |
| 9 | Sudden , treacherous tears pricked behind her eyes . |