Example sentences of "quite [art] shock [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The news about Duncan 's death was quite a shock to me . |
| 2 | It was quite a shock to everyone when it was known that Mr Wilson had died ; he who had always seemed so solid and enduring . |
| 3 | Quite a shock to me . ’ |
| 4 | I can promise you that the total came as quite a shock to me , I was convinced it would be well in excess of my budget . |
| 5 | Yes , there were er , I think there was one , two , three , four houses , four or five houses that were occupied before we came in , they were still building The Chantry incidently and er you know it was a it was quite a shock to us and the wife was a bit upset you know when having to , we came from Plymouth actually , Devon , and er the wife was a bit er down you know all the night travelling all night with the children |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm really trying to understand , but it 's been quite a shock to me . |
| 7 | Still , relegation came as quite a shock to the system . |
| 8 | It was quite a shock to be told that I had Cancer and that I needed an operation as soon as possible . |
| 9 | 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 . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ She 'll be in for quite a shock on her wedding night , poor little kid . ’ |
| 11 | It must have been quite a shock for you all of a sudden to be dealing with millions of pounds on the budget . |