Example sentences of "[noun pl] to [pos pn] eyes [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A cuckoo 's egg is conspicuously larger than the host 's eggs to our eyes but the egg is sufficiently similar in pattern and colour not to be detected by the foster parents . |
| 2 | The punchline actually brought tears to her eyes and caused Isa Peebles to laugh so hard she almost fell off her stool . |
| 3 | She was very tired ; an uncharacteristic wave of sentimentality — of pity , almost , for all living things , brought tears to her eyes and made her want to clasp her arms round Caro . |
| 4 | Sandy , a visitor , told us : " It brought tears to my eyes when I heard that the house would be closed for renovation . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | It was n't the wind that brought tears to my eyes as I turned to walk along the cliff path . |
| 7 | Katherine had barely had time to pull off her wire-framed pince-nez and press the palms of her hands to her eyes before Gerard had returned . |