Example sentences of "[vb past] tears [prep] [pos pn] eyes " in BNC.
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| 1 | Laura wiped tears from her eyes . |
| 2 | But anyway I gave , it 's fifty P I gave the lass who was selling it a pound you see and she said here you are waiting to give me my change , I said no , no and she said and I said to her I said you know you need it more than I do and she she got tears in her eyes and I I thought I mean I I do n't know if I can articulate this properly . |
| 3 | The single white anemone set her pulse racing ; the suspicion of dew in the bell of a campanula knotted her diaphragm ; the fragrance of white tobacco plant at dusk brought tears to her eyes . |
| 4 | She made an effort to feel some true sympathy , but it was difficult — she supposed that she would n't be able to experience compassion in a deep and real sense until she 'd had some children , since only matters like the putting down of young greyhounds brought tears to her eyes . |
| 5 | The sharpness of the cold made her cough and brought tears to her eyes . |
| 6 | She was very tired ; an uncharacteristic wave of sentimentality — of pity , almost , for all living things , brought tears to her eyes and made her want to clasp her arms round Caro . |
| 7 | They brought tears to her eyes , but tears of pain soon welled up from an overwhelming sense of despair . |
| 8 | Cigar smoke brought tears to her eyes |
| 9 | That brought tears to my eyes and I turned away so that Jeff would n't be able to see them , then fought them back . |
| 10 | Mr Redhead could bring God to the godless : his article brought tears to my eyes . |
| 11 | It was n't the wind that brought tears to my eyes as I turned to walk along the cliff path . |
| 12 | He said : ‘ Your report brought tears to my eyes . |
| 13 | Sandy , a visitor , told us : " It brought tears to my eyes when I heard that the house would be closed for renovation . |
| 14 | ‘ The letter I got back brought tears to my eyes , ’ he says . |
| 15 | The shock was so great that it brought tears to his eyes , and when he 'd turned off the tap and dried his hand , the tears did n't stop . |
| 16 | She looked back at Ferg , saw tears in his eyes . |
| 17 | Turning her head , she saw tears in his eyes . |
| 18 | Acting with the flair of a seasoned thespian , he forced tears into his eyes as he spoke again , in a quavering voice . |
| 19 | When I came out of the water , they all had tears in their eyes . |
| 20 | The troops had tears in their eyes as Des was awarded his medal for pet of the year . |
| 21 | Then the people moved aside and we passed through the smiling , cheering crowd , some of whom I noticed had tears in their eyes . |
| 22 | There was a poignant scene , customers had tears in their eyes . |
| 23 | An elderly couple had tears in their eyes as they read the cards on the flowers for the Bulger family . |
| 24 | She had tears in her eyes as she tried to recover from the laughter . |
| 25 | Rita : Well the doctor was crying , she had tears in her eyes , and she said , ‘ We 've got some news . ’ |
| 26 | She had tears in her eyes . |
| 27 | He had tears in his eyes . |
| 28 | He had tears in his eyes . |
| 29 | A nursing supervisor said : ‘ He had tears in his eyes . |
| 30 | Reggie Kray , always a lover of children , had tears in his eyes as he watched Michael comfort the girl . |