Example sentences of "[verb] to his eyes " in BNC.
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| 1 | And a little water come to his eyes . ’ |
| 2 | " Thank you , Hari , " said the Collector , and tears came to his eyes , causing the right one to throb more painfully than ever . |
| 3 | But Ven , she discovered , was not prepared to let her off the hook , and , ‘ Why … ’ he began to challenge , ‘ … when you 're honest , I know it , yet have begun on a path of deception to one particular end — why , when it 's so important to your sister whom — you love … ’ an alert look suddenly came to his eyes , and he broke off for a brief moment before continuing , his serious dark eyes holding hers ‘ … a sister whom you 'd do anything for , as you proved when you left England and came here — why are you ready to leave now , without another thought ? ’ |
| 4 | Suddenly his face crumpled and tears sprang to his eyes . |
| 5 | Leopold was sitting only two boxes away from the beautiful Princess of Wurttemburg , and he confessed he was so moved by the magical instrumental interplay that , for ‘ sheer delight ’ , tears sprang to his eyes . |
| 6 | Raised his cap with a pretty gesture , blushed to his eyes and asked me to come and see his work . ’ |
| 7 | Alarm rose in response to the dark , angry glitter her defiant claim brought to his eyes , and as he began to move towards her , Maria also moved , whirling past him as he came round the desk . |
| 8 | He tried to sniff back the wetness that had sprung to his eyes , but a few hot tears managed to spill over and course down his burning cheeks . |
| 9 | The death of Socrates in Plato 's Phaedo is one of the most inspiring stories , and the scholar Scaliger could never read it without tears coming to his eyes . |
| 10 | His hand went to his eyes . |
| 11 | His black hair curled under the edge of his helmet and fell to his eyes , and there was a gap between his teeth . |
| 12 | They admit he is charming , but fingers point to his eyes as warning signs , demonic pin points . |
| 13 | Tears would come to his eyes at the bounty of the poor . |
| 14 | Given Shakespeare 's unlimited verbal energies it is no surprise to find him culling ingenuity from this idea of giving and receiving , as in the dazzling wit of 24 : ( I have italicized his in line 5 since it refers to the Poet ; his in line 8 since it refers to his bosom ; and They in line 14 as referring to his eyes . ) |