Example sentences of "get [adv] a shock " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They must have got quite a shock seeing a 4lb 6oz bird sunning itself on the garden wall , ’ said Gary . |
| 2 | Roy Inman , manager of the British women 's team , said : ‘ I think Pierantozzi got quite a shock at the worlds in Barcelona last summer , and she wants to try and get the measure of Kate before they meet at the Olympics . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I got quite a shock . ’ |
| 4 | She also got quite a shock when she saw his face as he turned to look at her on film . |
| 5 | Erm , once she walked into W H Smith 's and saw her father , the only difference was that he was on the front page of a magazine so she got quite a shock because she did n't expect to see him . |
| 6 | So Louise got quite a shock when , flicking through the local paper she saw that ANOTHER girl had been crowned carnival queen . |
| 7 | It may be true , as you say , that most types of continental facility can be found in Britain ( if you look hard enough ) , but conditions on the continent are so superior that visitors to this country must get quite a shock . |