Example sentences of "be surprised [subord] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I should be surprised if a change at the top alters a necessary reorganization which is already under way . ’ |
| 2 | As the Cloud-author might say , contemplative understanding comes from nowhere and is experienced as a gift : We must not be surprised if a man does not attain the heights of contemplation or experience its sweetness at the beginning of his Christian life . |
| 3 | But do n't be surprised if the answer 's no . |
| 4 | ‘ So many runners are depending on this race to qualify for the Olympics , especially the Portuguese , who have been in invincible form in half-marathons , and I would not be surprised if the winner is someone no one has heard of . ’ |
| 5 | If you yourself do not know what you want out of the meeting you can hardly be surprised if the person you are dealing with does not respond in a satisfactory way . |
| 6 | I would n't be surprised if the coming slump makes the Thirties look like the proverbial walk in the park . |
| 7 | RETURNING to Anfield tomorrow means a great deal to Kenny Dalglish , but I 'll be surprised if the players see a flicker of emotion in those tense last moments in the dressing room . |
| 8 | After all , we would be surprised if the subjects of physics or history were defined in disregard of theoretical ideas and descriptive facts coining from the scholarly disciplines which bear the same name . |
| 9 | It is unlikely that we shall come up with a mechanical formula — in quite a number of cases , judgments will be necessary ; but I would be surprised if the guiding principles did not lead to pretty definite answers in the majority of cases . |
| 10 | You are seeing what is happening in our poor ORIENTAL brother land INDONESIA — DO N'T BE SURPRISED IF THE SAME thing happens in BURMA — SOME DAY — IT IS NOT SO FAR OFF — WE BURMANS AND INDIANS UNITEDLY WILL KICK OUT you blood sucking BRITISHERS AND your GODDAM children the Eurasians — Ho ! |
| 11 | I would be surprised if the LTA lost less than £500,000 on the Diet Pepsi event |
| 12 | Do n't be surprised if the Catholic Church follows suit and canonises the not-yet-dead . |
| 13 | I 'll be surprised if the option for another year is taken up . |
| 14 | The student should look underneath to check that the basic framework is sound , but not be surprised if the framework varies from one source to another . |
| 15 | For example , we would be surprised if the police did not wear a particular uniform or if a traffic warden did not book us for parking on a yellow line . |
| 16 | ‘ We 've been planning a family for a while but I would n't be surprised if the baby 's born and we have n't decided on a name , ’ she says . |
| 17 | Although this is also true , we might not be surprised if the judge interrupted this witness and accused her of being facetious , or told her not to waste time . |
| 18 | If the pair of you would rather stay away , then so be it ; but you must not be surprised if the rest of us refuse to be inconvenienced by such behaviour . ’ |
| 19 | He had made Iron Josh lock up before they left — Hardy had told him that on winter Fridays the Jewish sabbath commenced in the afternoon , so no one would be surprised if the store was closed extra early . |
| 20 | The discussion in this section would suggest that one would be surprised if the joint hypothesis that α = 0 and β = l were satisfied in the ordinary least-squares estimation of equation ( 3.30 ) , even when market efficiency is true . |
| 21 | I had great pleasure in seeing that extension and I would be surprised if the hon. Gentleman had not visited it and was not looking forward to its opening . |
| 22 | We have then no reason to be surprised if the distinction between ascription and association in adjectives is overlooked or mistakenly supposed to be a matter of " nuances of meaning " , rather than being recognized as a systematic variation . |
| 23 | One evening , Ken told Timothy West , she assured him : ‘ You 're a very nice boy to stay up with me and chat about things every night — and I would n't be surprised if the right little lady does n't come along soon . ’ |
| 24 | So do n't be surprised if the cat does jump out ! |
| 25 | Do not be surprised if an agency interviewer is rather alarmingly direct . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | He may be surprised when the analyst reveals the complexities of his hand movements and finger manipulations . |
| 28 | ‘ I must say , ’ the woman said to the man , ‘ I 'm surprised than an animal like that can appreciate this film . ’ |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | They almost forgot the paper-chase , and were surprised when a voice said , ‘ Let me pass , please . ’ |