Example sentences of "tears 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 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 . |
| 4 | Tears sprang to her eyes then . |
| 5 | ‘ Oh , Ven ! ’ she cried , as tears sprang to her eyes . |
| 6 | Suddenly his face crumpled and tears sprang to his eyes . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Tears springing to her eyes , she pushed her chair back , rose , and ran out of the dining room . |
| 9 | Lucy Templeton groaned aloud , tears springing to her eyes . |