Example sentences of "[pos pn] eyes fill with [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Ellen implored , her eyes filling with tears . |
| 32 | ‘ Chris wants us to break up , ’ she said , her eyes filling with tears . |
| 33 | Sarah kissed him and nodded , her eyes filling with tears , more in sympathy with the stricken couples around her than on her own account . |
| 34 | I 'm sorry , ’ whispered Rebecca , her eyes filling with tears . |
| 35 | ‘ I thought you would be kind to me , ’ said Tess , her eyes filling with tears . |
| 36 | Her eyes filling with tears , she shrugged away as he went to put a gentle hand on her shoulder . |
| 37 | Bridget felt her eyes filling with tears . |
| 38 | To her horror she felt her eyes fill with tears . |
| 39 | Anne felt her eyes fill with tears as she looked at Helen and Tony kneeling at the altar during their Nuptial Mass : Helen so tiny and ethereal and Tony proud and protective beside her , looking at each other with love . |
| 40 | As she replaced the receiver with a sad little gesture she felt her eyes fill with tears . |
| 41 | ‘ I do n't know , ’ Connelly said , his eyes filling with tears of terror . |
| 42 | For a moment she did nothing , horrified , her lips drawn back from her teeth , watching how he turned the stump , observing it , his eyes filled with wonder at the thing he had accidentally done . |
| 43 | When Emily asked him what it had been like then , his eyes filled with tears . |
| 44 | North listened to this impassively ; when it was over his eyes filled with tears , but these were not necessarily tears of compunction . |
| 45 | His eyes filled with tears , tears of rage and frustration . |
| 46 | His eyes filled with tears as he turned towards Madge . |
| 47 | But his eyes filled with tears . |
| 48 | He turned away , and his eyes filled with tears . |
| 49 | I remember that at one stage … his eyes filled with tears . |
| 50 | When Dougal realized this , the strangest reflex of all briefly took control of him : his eyes filled with tears . |
| 51 | His eyes filled with tears . |
| 52 | His eyes filled with water and he rubbed them to remove the dirt . |
| 53 | However , he does use his recollection of the journey over Ratagan , his eyes filled with mountains , to reflect in the Journey generally upon the condition of remoteness as it affects human beings , and thereby touches the core of his reasons for travelling . |
| 54 | He threw his head back , staring straight ahead of him , his eyes filled with agony . |
| 55 | Luke shook his head , his eyes filled with certainty . |
| 56 | He shook his head , his eyes filled with contempt . |
| 57 | Monks sat in silence , his eyes filled with fear . |
| 58 | How could you refute it when just the memory of his scathing comments made your eyes fill with tears ? |