Example sentences of "tears in [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've worked with them before , you see , ’ he added , in explanation and Teversham had just time to assure him he well understood and would n't himself like to work with anyone else 's squad , before Miss Williams , tears in her eyes , and Francis Morgan , white with distress , bore down on them . |
| 2 | ‘ She has been the target of such spite that it disgraces those who offer it , and she bears it with a dignity that makes me proud , ’ he said as Mrs Kinnock stood behind him , smiling but with tears in her eyes . |
| 3 | There was a glisten of tears in her eyes . |
| 4 | Since she 's gone there 's been a gap … it made my life better , because — she had a garden I could use … and it was like a job — I felt I was led to do that job … and she used to be so pleased to see me , she used to almost embrace me with tears in her eyes . |
| 5 | There were still tears in her eyes , but for the first time that weekend there was colour in her cheeks as well . |
| 6 | He bent and kissed the tears in her eyes , resting his lips in their hollows . |
| 7 | ‘ Oh mother — ’ She heard tears in her voice . |
| 8 | Miss Phoebe 's pitted cheeks were quite pink and there were tears in her eyes . |
| 9 | ‘ Well , I 'm avoiding Broad Street because of the cranes , ’ Meg replied , and Lee saw that there were tears in her eyes . |
| 10 | Mary Ann was blind during the last few years of her life , and it had the quite understandable effect of making her very emotional ; she only had one set of grandchildren , and she made such a fuss of them : ‘ My Siddy ’ , she would say , as she stroked her young grandson 's cheek with tears in her eyes . |
| 11 | ‘ My lord , it is good to see you , ’ she told him , and this time there were tears in her eyes . |
| 12 | There had been tears in her eyes as she crossed the road with him to Mario 's and he brought two cups of coffee and two club milk chocolate biscuits to the plastic-topped table where she waited for him . |
| 13 | She had tears in her eyes as she tried to recover from the laughter . |
| 14 | ‘ Thank you , mother , ’ replied Mary with tears in her eyes . |
| 15 | Claire Fraser now , over twenty years later , sitting on the log seat with tears in her eyes . |
| 16 | There were tears in her eyes . |
| 17 | Horror ‘ There were tears in her eyes , even though her face was burned . ’ |
| 18 | There had been tears in her father 's eyes as he 'd handed her the satin-lined box containing the jewels and Emily , taking it , had felt a constriction in her throat for , with the gift , her father was recognizing she was now a woman . |
| 19 | She stood in the restaurant with her hand over her mouth and tears in her eyes . |
| 20 | Rita : Well the doctor was crying , she had tears in her eyes , and she said , ‘ We 've got some news . ’ |
| 21 | It clearly worked for my Russian neighbour , who turned to me with tears in her eyes after the chorus 's outfront plea at the end of the Streltsy scene and said , ‘ this is about us , now ’ . |
| 22 | There were tears in her eyes and when they went through to the kitchen she hugged and kissed them both . |
| 23 | It was a question of whether to turn away with tears in her eyes , admitting failure , or giving Amsterdam a taste of her temper . |
| 24 | Her head throbbed and there were stupid tears in her eyes ; so it took her a while to realize that it was the shell Adam had given her . |
| 25 | She threw the diary on to the breakfast bar and Kate could hear the tears in her voice . |
| 26 | She pressed my hand , and when she replied there were tears in her voice . |
| 27 | She had tears in her eyes . |
| 28 | When she raised her head , there were tears in her dark eyes ; Cissie 's eyes , too , were bright and full . |
| 29 | Finn opened his arms as if to embrace her but she was still holding the tears in her eyes with her fists . |
| 30 | ‘ I 'm sorry too , ’ she replied with tears in her eyes . |