Example sentences of "[vb past] to [pos pn] eyes " in BNC.
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1 | Tears came to her eyes and , as she entered the kitchen , she stumbled a little . |
2 | 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 . |
3 | And she laughed until tears came to her eyes . |
4 | She found it hard to believe that such a thing had happened , and tears came to her eyes . |
5 | Tears came to her eyes . |
6 | She suddenly put her face in her hands as the tears came to her eyes again . |
7 | " Thank you , Hari , " said the Collector , and tears came to his eyes , causing the right one to throb more painfully than ever . |
8 | 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 ? ’ |
9 | Tears came to my eyes as I thought that this was my and Miss Louise 's fault . |
10 | I was so offended by her behaviour towards me that tears came to my eyes . |
11 | I was so hurt by her amazement that tears came to my eyes . |
12 | Tears came to my eyes and to Bruno 's , but my mother put on a brave face . |
13 | Tears came to my eyes — truly surprising me . |
14 | Then something happened to her eyes . |
15 | Tears sprang to her eyes . |
16 | Tears sprang to her eyes — tears of despair and frustration . |
17 | She cleared her throat , then to her dismay tears suddenly sprang to her eyes . |
18 | The photograph sprang to her eyes and startled her . |
19 | 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 . |
20 | Tears sprang to her eyes then . |
21 | ‘ Oh , Ven ! ’ she cried , as tears sprang to her eyes . |
22 | Suddenly his face crumpled and tears sprang to his eyes . |
23 | 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 . |
24 | Raised his cap with a pretty gesture , blushed to his eyes and asked me to come and see his work . ’ |
25 | She poured us both a generous tot , and drank hers rather faster than liqueurs are normally drunk , then gasped and blinked as sudden tears started to her eyes . |
26 | Love was pouring through her and she could not stop it , lying beneath him , helpless to prevent the tears which sprung to her eyes and rolled over her cheeks . |
27 | Adele Duncan 's hand fluttered to her eyes . |
28 | His hand went to his eyes . |
29 | His black hair curled under the edge of his helmet and fell to his eyes , and there was a gap between his teeth . |
30 | He supposed it was merely what those awful specs did to her eyes , but sometimes she had an almost maniacal look of purpose in her face , not like a little girl at all . |