Example sentences of "[be] tears in [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are tears in his eyes . |
| 2 | There had been tears in her eyes as she crossed the road with him to Mario 's and he brought two cups of coffee and two club milk chocolate biscuits to the plastic-topped table where she waited for him . |
| 3 | There had been tears in her father 's eyes as he 'd handed her the satin-lined box containing the jewels and Emily , taking it , had felt a constriction in her throat for , with the gift , her father was recognizing she was now a woman . |
| 4 | Miss Phoebe 's pitted cheeks were quite pink and there were tears in her eyes . |
| 5 | ‘ Well , I 'm avoiding Broad Street because of the cranes , ’ Meg replied , and Lee saw that there were tears in her eyes . |
| 6 | ‘ My lord , it is good to see you , ’ she told him , and this time there were tears in her eyes . |
| 7 | There were tears in her eyes . |
| 8 | Horror ‘ There were tears in her eyes , even though her face was burned . ’ |
| 9 | There were tears in her eyes and when they went through to the kitchen she hugged and kissed them both . |
| 10 | She pressed my hand , and when she replied there were tears in her voice . |
| 11 | When she raised her head , there were tears in her dark eyes ; Cissie 's eyes , too , were bright and full . |
| 12 | There were tears in her eyes as , withdrawing her hands from him , she nodded . |
| 13 | There were tears in her eyes as she gazed up at him . |
| 14 | She was shouting now , and nearly crying — there were tears in her eyes . |
| 15 | Anne looked at me and I could see , even in the state I was in , that there were tears in her eyes . |
| 16 | There were tears in her eyes as she looked down across the footlights to the man in the front row , on his feet now , applauding . |
| 17 | There were tears in her eyes that Jenna did not miss , and as the door closed she turned her blue eyes on Alain . |
| 18 | ‘ Oh , ’ she said , ‘ I see that for all your fine words you are much like the rest , ’ and there were tears in her eyes when she turned away from him . |
| 19 | She was smiling , although there were tears in her grey eyes . |
| 20 | There were tears in her eyes and she was looking far from pleased . |
| 21 | But there were tears in her eyes . |
| 22 | There were tears in her eyes . |
| 23 | There were tears in her eyes as she hugged her . |
| 24 | They stung , as they were meant to , and there were tears in her eyes when he roughly turned her over . |
| 25 | Of a sudden the room was quiet , and when she turned from the mirror and stood before the three elderly sisters , it could almost be said there were tears in their eyes , and in her own . |
| 26 | ‘ There were tears in your mother 's eyes this morning . |
| 27 | I had not realized until then that there were tears in my eyes . |
| 28 | ‘ There were tears in my eyes and a lump in my throat , ’ she said later . |
| 29 | There were tears in his eyes when he crouched to gather up the debris , scooping it into a pile with both hands while Sweetheart roared with laughter . |
| 30 | When I looked at him , there were tears in his eyes , and he said , ‘ It 's not us who 'll have the problem , Mum . |