Example sentences of "tears [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 31 | She licked the salty tears from her lips and , taking a tissue from the box by the bed , blew her nose loudly . |
| 32 | Cynthia wiped the tears from her eyes . |
| 33 | Instead of simply handing his mother the handkerchief , he held her chin with one hand and wiped the tears from her cheeks . |
| 34 | In the end , wiping the tears from her eyes , she giggled weakly ; " I went back to bed . |
| 35 | She brushed the tears from her eyes and took stock of her position . |
| 36 | Zimberalda … you 've come back to me at last ! ’ she snorts , wiping the tears from her eyes . |
| 37 | She blew her nose and wiped the tears from her eyes . |
| 38 | She blinked a sudden and totally illogical misting of tears from her eyes . |
| 39 | She was dimly aware of someone — or something ? — brushing the wet tears from her face , of hard yet comforting arms enfolding her trembling body as a low deep voice murmured soothing words of comfort . |
| 40 | ‘ I ca n't leave you alone for five minutes , can I ? ’ he added , taking out a large white handkerchief and carefully wiping the tears from her eyes . |
| 41 | ‘ It 's I who have been a fool — for five intolerable , hideously long years , ’ he added softly , gently wiping the tears from her eyes before covering her upturned face with butterfly-light kisses that made her heart sing for joy . |
| 42 | A dry hot breeze whipped her hair and the tears from her cheeks . |
| 43 | He pulled them both under the blanket , cradled her to him , crooned words that meant nothing in her ear , kissed new tears from her cheeks . |
| 44 | She absently brushed the tears from her cheeks and sniffed . |
| 45 | Afterwards he held her gently and smoothed the tears from her cheeks , heedless of his own . |
| 46 | Mick 's tape-recorder was playing ‘ Wipe Those Womble Tears From Your Eyes ’ . |
| 47 | He wiped the tears from his eyes angrily . |
| 48 | Tom nodded and Sammy licked one of the tears from his face . |
| 49 | His motion dashed the tears from his eyes , and as he came to a halt he saw the visitor plainly . |
| 50 | He started to wipe the tears from his eyes with the backs of his hands . |
| 51 | Noah , who was twice Oliver 's size , pretended to rub tears from his eyes . |
| 52 | He saw an awed and grateful Mandru , wiping tears from his eyes after Lucien had completed a performance . |
| 53 | Polybius was ready to accept many , many tears from his illustrious friend and protector . |
| 54 | ‘ It takes an egghead , ’ he cried , wiping the tears from his eyes . |
| 55 | He got up , wiping the tears from his eyes with the back of his hand , and came to stand over me . |
| 56 | A large gust of wind blew a cloud of dust in to his face and he put his back into the wind so that he could wipe the rest of the tears from his cheeks . |
| 57 | I 've worked with them before , you see , ’ he added , in explanation and Teversham had just time to assure him he well understood and would n't himself like to work with anyone else 's squad , before Miss Williams , tears in her eyes , and Francis Morgan , white with distress , bore down on them . |
| 58 | ‘ She has been the target of such spite that it disgraces those who offer it , and she bears it with a dignity that makes me proud , ’ he said as Mrs Kinnock stood behind him , smiling but with tears in her eyes . |
| 59 | There was a glisten of tears in her eyes . |
| 60 | Since she 's gone there 's been a gap … it made my life better , because — she had a garden I could use … and it was like a job — I felt I was led to do that job … and she used to be so pleased to see me , she used to almost embrace me with tears in her eyes . |