Example sentences of "tears [prep] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | PAUL GASCOIGNE revealed yesterday why he still sheds tears for his beloved England . |
| 2 | There is tears for his love ; joy for his future ; honour for his valour ; and death for his ambition . |
| 3 | Jim blinked back tears of his own , swallowed the ache in his throat and put a comforting arm round her shoulders . |
| 4 | He could scarcely see for the blur of tears behind his spectacles , but he bent to investigate a glint of metal among the dust . |
| 5 | Unable to give her anything but the bitter regret which struck out at him afresh , raising a sting of tears behind his eyes , an abominable tightness in his chest . |
| 6 | For a boss , in fact , he was a very human man , who had hardly tried to hide the tears behind his eyes as he had stepped into the Mercedes earlier . |
| 7 | D'Arcy 's grip tightened round her shoulders as he felt her hot tears against his skin . |
| 8 | They were elicited by my questions about his earlier career , and most of them seemed new to Laura for she laughed with unfeignable gaiety , her head at moments in helpless tears against his chest . |
| 9 | Acting with the flair of a seasoned thespian , he forced tears into his eyes as he spoke again , in a quavering voice . |
| 10 | He wiped the tears from his eyes angrily . |
| 11 | Tom nodded and Sammy licked one of the tears from his face . |
| 12 | His motion dashed the tears from his eyes , and as he came to a halt he saw the visitor plainly . |
| 13 | He started to wipe the tears from his eyes with the backs of his hands . |
| 14 | Noah , who was twice Oliver 's size , pretended to rub tears from his eyes . |
| 15 | He saw an awed and grateful Mandru , wiping tears from his eyes after Lucien had completed a performance . |
| 16 | Polybius was ready to accept many , many tears from his illustrious friend and protector . |
| 17 | ‘ It takes an egghead , ’ he cried , wiping the tears from his eyes . |
| 18 | He got up , wiping the tears from his eyes with the back of his hand , and came to stand over me . |
| 19 | A large gust of wind blew a cloud of dust in to his face and he put his back into the wind so that he could wipe the rest of the tears from his cheeks . |
| 20 | It was the only time I can ever remember seeing him with tears in his eyes . |
| 21 | Heartburn rose in his throat , tears in his eyes . |
| 22 | Sister Cooney was surprised to see tears in his eyes . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Then he looked up quite suddenly with tears in his eyes . |
| 25 | Willie has had tears in his eyes at Trevino 's performances just once , he maintains : when Lee put his ball out-of-bounds at Wentworth after fighting back to catch Nicklaus in a World Matchplay in the 1970s . |
| 26 | Tom put his arm on my shoulder and said , with tears in his eyes , ‘ There 's one man I 'd dearly love to be in that stand — my daddy . ’ |
| 27 | Once he stood , a cooking pan in one hand , with tears in his eyes over the sadness of Byron 's life . |
| 28 | He gave a long shuddering sigh and gulped , tears in his eyes . |
| 29 | When I looked at him , there were tears in his eyes , and he said , ‘ It 's not us who 'll have the problem , Mum . |
| 30 | He had tears in his eyes . |