Example sentences of "[noun] bring tears to her eyes " in BNC.

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1 The single white anemone set her pulse racing ; the suspicion of dew in the bell of a campanula knotted her diaphragm ; the fragrance of white tobacco plant at dusk brought tears to her eyes .
2 Cigar smoke brought tears to her eyes
3 In her bedroom , Honor gazed at herself in the cracked mirror , a sense of hopelessness bringing tears to her eyes .
4 Why was it that this man had the ability to bring tears to her eyes ?
5 The wind whistled in her face bringing tears to her eyes .
6 She made an effort to feel some true sympathy , but it was difficult — she supposed that she would n't be able to experience compassion in a deep and real sense until she 'd had some children , since only matters like the putting down of young greyhounds brought tears to her eyes .
7 The street seemed to be full of perfume now , wafting around her in the biting wind — the perfume that was the most evocative memory she had of her mother , a haunting perfume , light and teasing and sweet , a perfume that smelled a little like a summer garden at dusk , a perfume , the memory of which had possessed the power to bring tears to her eyes long , long after she had forgotten how to conjure up the image of her mother 's face .
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