Example sentences of "[vb past] to [pos pn] eyes " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
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 .
  Next page