Example sentences of "[verb] to [pos pn] eyes " in BNC.
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| 1 | I read it every time I wanted to think of home — the tears used to come to my eyes . ’ |
| 2 | All the way home , she practised the words she would speak to Craig Grenfell , she must tell him to leave , to find another place to stay but the feeling of emptiness that swept over her whenever she thought of saying goodbye to him brought tears brimming to her eyes . |
| 3 | Trying to keep her voice calm , and almost choking on the tears of guilt that had come to her eyes the moment she heard her aunt speak , Constance said , ‘ Oh , Aunt Louise , I 've met a boy … no , not really a boy … a young man ’ — and she began to sob . |
| 4 | And a little water come to his eyes . ’ |
| 5 | She looked at him , warmth returning to her eyes . |
| 6 | The moment seemed to stretch out endlessly , his gaze travelling across her face , her neck , her shoulder , returning to her eyes . |
| 7 | As I write this article , film of starving children in Somalia is the most recent image of childhood to be presented to my eyes . |
| 8 | His kiss moved to her eyes , her ears , her throat . |
| 9 | ’ And what on earth have you done to your eyes ? ’ |
| 10 | ‘ What have you done to your eyes ? ’ |
| 11 | Tears came to her eyes and , as she entered the kitchen , she stumbled a little . |
| 12 | As she listened to the sweet voices of the children coming from the church , and thought of the pain she had experienced in her short life , tears came to her eyes . |
| 13 | And she laughed until tears came to her eyes . |
| 14 | She found it hard to believe that such a thing had happened , and tears came to her eyes . |
| 15 | Tears came to her eyes . |
| 16 | She suddenly put her face in her hands as the tears came to her eyes again . |
| 17 | " Thank you , Hari , " said the Collector , and tears came to his eyes , causing the right one to throb more painfully than ever . |
| 18 | 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 ? ’ |
| 19 | Tears came to my eyes as I thought that this was my and Miss Louise 's fault . |
| 20 | I was so offended by her behaviour towards me that tears came to my eyes . |
| 21 | I was so hurt by her amazement that tears came to my eyes . |
| 22 | Tears came to my eyes and to Bruno 's , but my mother put on a brave face . |
| 23 | Tears came to my eyes — truly surprising me . |
| 24 | Then something happened to her eyes . |
| 25 | Tears sprang to her eyes . |
| 26 | Tears sprang to her eyes — tears of despair and frustration . |
| 27 | She cleared her throat , then to her dismay tears suddenly sprang to her eyes . |
| 28 | The photograph sprang to her eyes and startled her . |
| 29 | She was trembling , hot tears sprang to her eyes , she wanted to cover her face with her hands , but did not dare attempt such a defending gesture for it would have seemed a patent provocation ; besides she knew how to stand in the face of anger . |
| 30 | Tears sprang to her eyes then . |