Example sentences of "[prep] tears [prep] [pos pn] eye " in BNC.

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1 The admission brought the sparkle of tears to her eyes .
2 ‘ What 's the matter , Leonora ? ’ asked Penry , his voice so unusually gentle that it brought a sheen of tears to her eyes .
3 There was a glisten of tears in her eyes .
4 To her horror she felt the sting of tears in her eyes and looked away again , refusing to let him see her moment of weakness .
5 She felt the beginning sting of tears in her eyes , and she shook her head wildly , averting her face from him .
6 He looked at Nigel Steen and saw the glint of tears in his eyes as the young man rushed out of the door .
7 She blinked a sudden and totally illogical misting of tears from her eyes .
8 To her horror Rory felt the sting of tears behind her eyes and looked away helplessly .
9 Unable to give her anything but the bitter regret which struck out at him afresh , raising a sting of tears behind his eyes , an abominable tightness in his chest .
10 So they sang the old hymns with tears in their eyes and an ache of pride in their hearts .
11 It was a moving song , and I could see people with tears in their eyes , but I kept wondering why I could n't feel anything .
12 The doctors read these thankyou notes with tears in their eyes , especially when gratitude is expressed in a childish hand .
13 ‘ 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 .
14 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 .
15 Mary Ann was blind during the last few years of her life , and it had the quite understandable effect of making her very emotional ; she only had one set of grandchildren , and she made such a fuss of them : ‘ My Siddy ’ , she would say , as she stroked her young grandson 's cheek with tears in her eyes .
16 ‘ Thank you , mother , ’ replied Mary with tears in her eyes .
17 Claire Fraser now , over twenty years later , sitting on the log seat with tears in her eyes .
18 It clearly worked for my Russian neighbour , who turned to me with tears in her eyes after the chorus 's outfront plea at the end of the Streltsy scene and said , ‘ this is about us , now ’ .
19 It was a question of whether to turn away with tears in her eyes , admitting failure , or giving Amsterdam a taste of her temper .
20 ‘ I 'm sorry too , ’ she replied with tears in her eyes .
21 From an upstairs window , Rose watched him leave with tears in her eyes .
22 ‘ I do n't know , ’ she said , with tears in her eyes .
23 Fran stared after him with tears in her eyes and an ache in her heart .
24 ‘ I blame the drugs , ’ said Gabriel with tears in her eyes .
25 It was the only time I can ever remember seeing him with tears in his eyes .
26 Then he looked up quite suddenly with tears in his eyes .
27 Tom put his arm on my shoulder and said , with tears in his eyes , ‘ There 's one man I 'd dearly love to be in that stand — my daddy . ’
28 Once he stood , a cooking pan in one hand , with tears in his eyes over the sadness of Byron 's life .
29 Mr T is a tall , distinguished looking man , who , with tears in his eyes , told the same story — at least in the beginning .
30 He spoke movingly of his time in the trenches in the First War and of how a whole generation , many of them his friends , had been wiped out , of the effect that the unemployment of the 1930s had on his political thinking , of how being Prime Minister was less demanding than being an ordinary Minister , of ( and this with tears in his eyes ) his devotion to his late wife , who had fallen dead of a heart attack close to where we were sitting , of his belief in God .
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