Example sentences of "[noun sg] bring tears to [pos pn] eyes " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sight of Peter Rabbit hanging up in an old-fashioned butcher 's window brings tears to our eyes , while pretty pink portions prepared and hacked by the supermarket cause no such qualms . |
| 2 | Mr Redhead could bring God to the godless : his article brought tears to my eyes . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Cigar smoke brought tears to her eyes |
| 5 | If mascara brings tears to your eyes , then take a look at new Intense Colour Mascara , from RoC . |
| 6 | In her bedroom , Honor gazed at herself in the cracked mirror , a sense of hopelessness bringing tears to her eyes . |
| 7 | He said : ‘ Your report brought tears to my eyes . |
| 8 | Why was it that this man had the ability to bring tears to her eyes ? |
| 9 | The wind whistled in her face bringing tears to her eyes . |
| 10 | 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 . |