1. Oh I was bored to tears and I was eating whole time. BNC
2. Dana had embraced the dancing and singing lessons with fervour, but Claudia, trailing behind her sister, had been bored to tears by them, and after a time her father had put an end to what he'd seen as a waste of his money and Claudia's time. BNC
3. John was found a post as a shipping clerk in the Lace Market, but was soon bored to tears with this work. BNC