Example sentences of "tears [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 | Tears came to my eyes as I thought that this was my and Miss Louise 's fault . |
| 9 | I was so offended by her behaviour towards me that tears came to my eyes . |
| 10 | I was so hurt by her amazement that tears came to my eyes . |
| 11 | Tears came to my eyes and to Bruno 's , but my mother put on a brave face . |
| 12 | Tears came to my eyes — truly surprising me . |
| 13 | Tears sprang to her eyes . |
| 14 | Tears sprang to her eyes — tears of despair and frustration . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Tears sprang to her eyes then . |
| 17 | ‘ Oh , Ven ! ’ she cried , as tears sprang to her eyes . |
| 18 | Suddenly his face crumpled and tears sprang to his eyes . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |