Example sentences of "there were tears in " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were tears in the eyes of the farmer as he shook us warmly by the hand . |
| 2 | There were tears in the girls ' eyes as they tried to smile back . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | I had not realized until then that there were tears in my eyes . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | There were tears in Johnny 's eyes as he watched him turn into the laneway and out of sight ; he had a feeling he would never see him again . |
| 7 | When I looked at him , there were tears in his eyes , and he said , ‘ It 's not us who 'll have the problem , Mum . |
| 8 | Miss Phoebe 's pitted cheeks were quite pink and there were tears in her eyes . |
| 9 | Now , as the train swayed up the coast , there were tears in his own eyes too . |
| 10 | ‘ Well , I 'm avoiding Broad Street because of the cranes , ’ Meg replied , and Lee saw that there were tears in her eyes . |
| 11 | But there were tears in his eyes too . |
| 12 | ‘ There were tears in his eyes and he could n't really speak . |
| 13 | ‘ My lord , it is good to see you , ’ she told him , and this time there were tears in her eyes . |
| 14 | There were tears in her eyes . |
| 15 | There were tears in his eyes . |
| 16 | Horror ‘ There were tears in her eyes , even though her face was burned . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ There were tears in my eyes and a lump in my throat , ’ she said later . |
| 18 | There were tears in his eyes . |
| 19 | There were tears in Michael 's eyes . |
| 20 | There were tears in her eyes and when they went through to the kitchen she hugged and kissed them both . |
| 21 | She pressed my hand , and when she replied there were tears in her voice . |
| 22 | When she raised her head , there were tears in her dark eyes ; Cissie 's eyes , too , were bright and full . |
| 23 | There were tears in his eyes . |
| 24 | There were tears in her eyes as , withdrawing her hands from him , she nodded . |
| 25 | There were tears in her eyes as she gazed up at him . |
| 26 | There were tears in Cynthia 's eyes as she held the thin , wasted body of her adored sister in her arms . |
| 27 | ‘ I 'll deal with that , ’ said Anthony , noticing that there were tears in Comfort 's big grey eyes , ‘ but I want you to stay here with her . |
| 28 | The boy was shaking , and when he looked up at Rory there were tears in his eyes . |
| 29 | When he looked up there were tears in his eyes . |
| 30 | There were tears in the girl 's eyes now . |