Example sentences of "[be] surprised when [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because of its scope , readers must not be surprised when a description of an industrial application switches , say , to a research application in fundamental physiology or pharmacology . |
| 2 | He may be surprised when the analyst reveals the complexities of his hand movements and finger manipulations . |
| 3 | So we were surprised when a local entomologist advised us to put sacking around our fruit trees or straw round their bases to encourage the insect . |
| 4 | They almost forgot the paper-chase , and were surprised when a voice said , ‘ Let me pass , please . ’ |
| 5 | Few were surprised when the champions turned to him . |
| 6 | So few of us were surprised when the other evening three strangers entered the Saddle Bar and ordered portions of the stuff . |
| 7 | Nobody is surprised when the two coats turn down my street . |
| 8 | ‘ When clients have gone to a firm and believe that they have been treated badly , they tend to complain against the firm , not the engagement partner , and are surprised when the Institute tells them that they can not do so , ’ said Elwyn Eilledge , head of the working party . |
| 9 | ( We are surprised when the ‘ man ’ turns out to be a robot . ) |
| 10 | At first she had been surprised when a flask and a chunk of bread had been tossed down to her that first night , until she had remembered that de Raimes did not want her dead just yet . |
| 11 | Where had they all gone , those extraordinary skinny left-wing men , who had bullied their girl-friends into the Women 's Movement and been surprised when the hand with which they had so kindly offered freedom had been bitten so damn hard ? |
| 12 | She well knew Richard Sharpe 's reluctance to dance , which was why she had been surprised when the message came from the Prince of Orange 's headquarters informing her that Lieutenant-Colonel Sharpe would be attending His Royal Highness at the Duchess of Richmond 's ball , in anticipation of which His Royal Highness took pleasure in enclosing a ticket for Madame la Vicomtesse de Seleglise . |
| 13 | She had always imagined drug-pushing to be a male-dominated business and had been surprised when the prim-looking blonde in a navy blue duffel coat had approached her . |
| 14 | But it was she who was surprised when a man 's voice said explosively , ‘ What the hell are you doing here ? ’ |
| 15 | I was surprised when the doctors said the injury had gone . ’ |
| 16 | Dunwoody was surprised when the judge called him the winner on Remittance Man in the opening Bristol Novice Hurdle , believing Peter Scudamore had got back in the final strides on the favourite Regal Ambition after being headed halfway up the run-in . |
| 17 | Murrell , who was not going out with Gedge at the time , was surprised when the couple suddenly packed up , tore down their Wedding Present posters and left Leeds . |
| 18 | When she cried in the first therapeutic session , he could not move over to comfort her and was surprised when the therapist drew attention to this strong communication which he had ignored . |
| 19 | ‘ I was surprised when the crowd at the Dylan show booed her . |
| 20 | Minton was surprised when the young man revealed an already developed interest in the opera , but it was perhaps this that first made Minton recognise in Bowler possibilities that were not in Ricky . |
| 21 | Having decided that it would take at least a month for Praia do Carvoeiro to be slotted into Vitor 's hectic schedule again , Ashley was surprised when the black BMW drew up outside her house a couple of weeks later . |
| 22 | In fact time went so quickly that Shelley was surprised when the crowded room fell silent , and the sound of the church clock in the square drifted through the little café . |
| 23 | He was surprised when the girl asked him for threepence . |