Example sentences of "it was [art] shock " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | It was no shock to him that he should be marketed in his turn . |
| 2 | So it was a shock this morning , after miles of deserted sands , to come into a small crowded bay : to see buckets and spades and sandcastles , a parade of shops with fishing nets and beach balls and to return to a world of people . |
| 3 | It was a shock , but while there were those who still lacked the Christian faith , it was a necessary shock . |
| 4 | If it was a shock that made her quiet , it 'll be a shock 'll bring her round again . ’ |
| 5 | But it was a shock to hear the exact tone of bitter resentment that I had heard so often in England and felt so often myself . |
| 6 | As I said , it was a shock and I was clumsy . |
| 7 | It was a shock realizing she knew almost nothing of Midnight ; all the worse because she 'd let herself begin to depend on him . |
| 8 | So it was a shock to them when , during lunch that Thursday , Jones announced that his Brigham Young University team was preparing to publish its data and offered to let Fleischmann and Pons publish simultaneously . |
| 9 | Certainly it was a shock ( to women in particular with their illusions about education , and so on ) to see the faces of our rulers in the light of the shell-fire . |
| 10 | Yes , it was a shock . |
| 11 | It was a shock to read that Gubby attributed his birthplace as being a house built by his father in Victoria Road , Bellevue Hill , another suburb of Sydney . |
| 12 | It was a shock to them , but they stood by me . |
| 13 | It was a shock to me — and a revelation ! … |
| 14 | Though tragically killed in a recent motorbike accident , Madra was an undisputed maestro of the art , as well as an easy and informative friend whom I had known for some time , so it was a shock to witness the epic genius which came through him , and the transformation which both he and his audience underwent in that open village square the first time I saw him perform . |
| 15 | It was a shock . |
| 16 | It was a shock to see the bare evidence of what that kind of captivity could do to a man , and feel the sense of despair at what he had lost . |
| 17 | But it was a shock . |
| 18 | It was a shock . |
| 19 | ‘ At first , it was a shock calling Abi ‘ my wife ’ . |
| 20 | It was a shock for Wharton who has won his other 14 battles . |
| 21 | ‘ And besides it was a shock to the system — I really believed you capable of all those awful ideas ! ’ |
| 22 | Your article on the Zambian food riots was accurate ( NI 189 ) : I have just returned from visiting friends who live on the Zambian Copperbelt and it was a shock to compare the well-provisioned tourist hotels with the half-empty shops in the city of Ndola . |
| 23 | But it was a shock , nevertheless , to find that Fen had very unpleasant feet of clay . |
| 24 | ‘ I know it was a shock for the club but I would n't have gone if it meant leaving them in the lurch . |
| 25 | ‘ I know it was a shock for the club but I would n't have gone if it meant leaving them in the lurch . |
| 26 | That 's why it was a shock to him . ’ |
| 27 | It was new to me , it was a shock . ’ |
| 28 | It was the first time that someone had cut him dead , and it was a shock . |
| 29 | It was a shock to discover that Peter was so different from the way she had imagined . |
| 30 | It was a shock , I can tell you , when he walked into the centre and I realised he was my new medical officer . ’ |