I hadn't expected so many people to burst into tears!

She was on the phone to her office and suddenly burst into tears.

We went out on the street and she burst into tears.

For a moment it seemed as if he would break into tears.

She dissolved into tears again and went out the front door without looking back.

"The week before we left for here, I broke into tears three times because this is his last year."

Paul knew it was an effort for her not to break into tears.

Now John did break into tears and just gave himself time to feel it through.

Patience looked as if she might break into tears again.

She thought he might be about to burst into tears himself.