Example sentences of "spring to [pos pn] eyes " in BNC.

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1 Tears sprang to her eyes .
2 Tears sprang to her eyes — tears of despair and frustration .
3 She cleared her throat , then to her dismay tears suddenly sprang to her eyes .
4 The photograph sprang to her eyes and startled her .
5 She was trembling , hot tears sprang to her eyes , she wanted to cover her face with her hands , but did not dare attempt such a defending gesture for it would have seemed a patent provocation ; besides she knew how to stand in the face of anger .
6 Tears sprang to her eyes then .
7 ‘ Oh , Ven ! ’ she cried , as tears sprang to her eyes .
8 Suddenly his face crumpled and tears sprang to his eyes .
9 Leopold was sitting only two boxes away from the beautiful Princess of Wurttemburg , and he confessed he was so moved by the magical instrumental interplay that , for ‘ sheer delight ’ , tears sprang to his eyes .
10 He tried to sniff back the wetness that had sprung to his eyes , but a few hot tears managed to spill over and course down his burning cheeks .
11 Love was pouring through her and she could not stop it , lying beneath him , helpless to prevent the tears which sprung to her eyes and rolled over her cheeks .
12 Tears springing to her eyes , she pushed her chair back , rose , and ran out of the dining room .
13 Lucy Templeton groaned aloud , tears springing to her eyes .
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