Example sentences of "[vb past] back tears as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Frantically negotiating the traffic , Sandra choked back tears as she tried to answer her daughter 's question . |
| 2 | He choked back tears as he told how he waved her off from Heathrow , where he works . |
| 3 | Speaking about legendary Manchester United manager Sir Matt Busby , Dunphy choked back tears as he said : ‘ Busby was the last football man with vision . |
| 4 | She fought back tears as she blamed Nicholas Vernage not just for her husband 's murder but also for the deaths of her parents . |
| 5 | Anne Marie Phillips fought back tears as she told how she had repeatedly warned staff at the Royal Maternity Hospital that she ‘ did not like the look of the baby 's belly button ’ , which was swollen and discoloured . |
| 6 | Christopher Taylor blinked back tears as he described how he had arrived at the hospital to find his son , seven-week-old Liam , had suffered a mysterious collapse . |