Example sentences of "to [pos pn] eyes " in BNC.
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| 1 | That brought tears to my eyes and I turned away so that Jeff would n't be able to see them , then fought them back . |
| 2 | I could n't make out what was going on so I began walking towards the image , binoculars pressed to my eyes . |
| 3 | Mr Redhead could bring God to the godless : his article brought tears to my eyes . |
| 4 | A LONG OVERDUE POEM TO MY EYES |
| 5 | Sam pulled the door open and we looked into the scene that was all too familiar to my eyes ; an expanse of muddy water , the hole in the ceiling overhead and the curtain of iron mesh across the exit to the river ; a dock big enough for a moderate-sized cabin cruiser or three or four smaller boats . |
| 6 | Fiona watched him with a frown : Lewis 's drinking , even to my eyes , was increasingly without shame . |
| 7 | I pulled out the compass , held it horizontally close to my eyes , let the needle settle onto north , looked that way and mapped the first few feet in my mind . |
| 8 | In fact , to my eyes , the appearance of informality had been taken to a faintly ludicrous degree . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'm up to my eyes this morning , as you can see . ’ |
| 10 | The schemata are gardens of meditation and when I think of poetry , I am taken to the far country of Li Po , and then I see Thoreau and Jnandas and Rumi and a hundred poets ; their images throng my mind and I am moved and tears come to my eyes . |
| 11 | It was n't the wind that brought tears to my eyes as I turned to walk along the cliff path . |
| 12 | Honestly I have been Up To My Eyes in it recently . |
| 13 | I 've been up to my eyes in mannequins and haute couture . ’ |
| 14 | That thought brought a lump to my throat , tears to my eyes . |
| 15 | The following letter , written later in 1955 , seems to be severely restricted to my eyes , but I think this restriction was lifted when , after Ivy 's death , the letters were sent to Mrs Spurling : |
| 16 | To my eyes there was more of strength than refinement in the face … . |
| 17 | Tears came to my eyes as I thought that this was my and Miss Louise 's fault . |
| 18 | I 'm up to my eyes in it here . |
| 19 | He said : ‘ Your report brought tears to my eyes . |
| 20 | To my eyes it looks like the pattern , though I know with my head that it 's the background . |
| 21 | With × 20 it is almost resolvable at its edges , but not quite — at least to my eyes . |
| 22 | To my eyes , the scrum was terrifying . |
| 23 | To my eyes this made her look like a strip-dancer at a funeral . |
| 24 | That dress you are wearing is an offence to my eyes . ’ |
| 25 | I raised my hand to my eyes wondering how I could have hit it so hard . |
| 26 | I was so offended by her behaviour towards me that tears came to my eyes . |
| 27 | I was so hurt by her amazement that tears came to my eyes . |
| 28 | Tears came to my eyes and to Bruno 's , but my mother put on a brave face . |
| 29 | Tears come to my eyes when I sing songs about saying goodbye , or faithless lovers , or anything like that . |
| 30 | Also , the roof is leaking in several places , there are cracks appearing on the parapet , which need , even to my eyes , need to be filled . |