Example sentences of "were tears in [pos pn] eyes [conj] " in BNC.

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1 There were tears in her eyes that Jenna did not miss , and as the door closed she turned her blue eyes on Alain .
2 There were tears in her eyes and when they went through to the kitchen she hugged and kissed them both .
3 There were tears in her eyes and she was looking far from pleased .
4 ‘ Oh , ’ she said , ‘ I see that for all your fine words you are much like the rest , ’ and there were tears in her eyes when she turned away from him .
5 They stung , as they were meant to , and there were tears in her eyes when he roughly turned her over .
6 There were tears in her eyes as , withdrawing her hands from him , she nodded .
7 There were tears in her eyes as she gazed up at him .
8 There were tears in her eyes as she looked down across the footlights to the man in the front row , on his feet now , applauding .
9 There were tears in her eyes as she hugged her .
10 ‘ There were tears in my eyes and a lump in my throat , ’ she said later .
11 There were tears in his eyes when he crouched to gather up the debris , scooping it into a pile with both hands while Sweetheart roared with laughter .
12 There were tears in his eyes as he turned his face to Tallis .
13 ‘ There were tears in his eyes and he could n't really speak .
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