Example sentences of "[prep] tears as he [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did not think of following him , my feet seemed rooted to the sandy path and I saw him through a mist of tears as he appeared to melt through the door , which closed behind him . |
| 2 | I shook my head and shrugged my shoulders at her , trying not to look into the child 's large eyes filling with tears as he gazed petulantly at me , his underlip thrust out . |
| 3 | His eyes filled with tears as he turned towards Madge . |
| 4 | Mr May broke down in tears as he added : ‘ This is the saddest day I can remember in football . ’ |
| 5 | And she was in tears as he said : ‘ All of us owe the same debt to Glenys because if there was a complete partnership , this is it . |
| 6 | Yohan , an old man , was moved to tears as he read a tract , as he realised for the first time how much God loved him . |
| 7 | Mr Taylor was close to tears as he said : ‘ There is a mood of disbelief at the hospital . |
| 8 | At one point , Dr Stroud had been reduced to tears as he tried to pull his gloves over his frost-bitten fingers . |