Example sentences of "surprised by the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you read an article or book twice you will probably be surprised by the many new things you discover the second time . |
| 2 | If my father could look down on our proceedings , once he had recovered from his astonishment at who was speaking , he would be even more surprised by the political symmetry between the two debates . |
| 3 | She seemed surprised by the new topic , perhaps relieved . |
| 4 | Sally Gie , also a member of the Rover Tennis Initiative and the top seed , was surprised by the powerful hitting of Susie Durham in the second round , but took full advantage of her second chance with gutsy performances against Rebecca Foster , Jheni Osman and Claire Lyte in a ruthless performance in the final . |
| 5 | If the Cubists had been surprised by the violent reactions which they had aroused previously , they seem to have been anxious to attract as much attention as possible with this exhibition . |
| 6 | At first I was very surprised by the average standard of play ; it 's fantastically high when you consider cuts regularly falling at 2 or 3-under-par . ’ |
| 7 | As a long-time Japan watcher I am continually surprised by the Japanese capacity for tolerance and forgiveness of both private and public infractions . |
| 8 | ICI has a high reputation for its commitment to research , but even so I was surprised by the wide range of high-powered work going on at their Brixham Laboratory . ’ |
| 9 | The survey asked firms what sort of advice and assistance would be helpful in developing business and was surprised by the low level of demand for language training . |
| 10 | He also claimed that Western imperialism was pressurizing the Soviet Union and China to break off links with Cuba and said that he was surprised by the terrible wave of " neoliberalism " currently " scourging " the world and especially Latin America . |
| 11 | No one need be surprised by the regular rows among the European ‘ partners ’ . |
| 12 | Gatfield is still surprised by the record-buying public 's assumption that the first record they purchase by a new act must be that artist 's first release . |
| 13 | Not everyone is surprised by the changing mood . |
| 14 | Whether or not the Communist Party leaders expected such a letter to have anything more than a propaganda appeal they can hardly have been surprised by the Labour Party reply on 27 January 1936 which rejected the application and outlined the history of relations between the two parties , particularly during the social fascist " period . |
| 15 | The CP was initially surprised by the rapid reaction of de Klerk to the by-election result , and some days passed before the party made a decision on participation in the referendum . |
| 16 | Having satisfied the urge to ‘ have a go ’ , they can sometimes be surprised by the everyday practical ramifications of taking on a new job . |
| 17 | I was surprised by the hon. Gentleman 's attack on the standards of the work of some of the regulators . |
| 18 | I happened to chair that conference , and I think I was surprised by the depressing effect that this reform was seen to hold for so many of our membership , particularly the smaller , local voluntary organisations . |
| 19 | She was surprised by the sudden change of subject but she answered readily enough . |
| 20 | Pleasantly surprised by the dazzling laser and slide show , the old gits shake their heads in a display not seen in Europe since Syd Barrett hung up his sandals . |
| 21 | Democratic elitists have not therefore been surprised by the expanding role of central governments in unitary systems and of federal governments in federations , nor by the loss of functions , discretion and financial independence amongst provincial and local governments . |
| 22 | Taking up positions on Point 265 and the northerly slopes of the Mort Homme on April 6th , Campana was agreeably surprised by the relative calm . |
| 23 | My Lord Mayor , I must confess to being quite surprised by the incredible naivety and complete lack of understanding that 's obviously rampant on the benches opposite with most of the items we 've dealt with today . |
| 24 | It was the third time the boy had tried to get past him , and , as before , he seemed surprised by the old man 's quickness ; shocked that , whichever way he moved , Tuan Ti Fo was there , blocking his way . |
| 25 | It is quite usual to be pleasantly surprised by the large amount of information that has been produced , even on a subject you may feel ignorant or confused about . |
| 26 | The 5th company of the PDF , apparently surprised by the American move , slowly organised a counter-attack and gunfire was still being heard from this area yesterday morning . |