Example sentences of "surprised [subord] a [noun] " 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 | They are agreeably surprised if a child shows a grasp of a phenomenon , such as how a machine works , which they themselves have only recently mastered . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | I would be very surprised if a property on at nine fifty would be dropped much below nine hundred because , obviously they have a , they have a certain that they need to get and I I 'd be surprised if they 'd go sort of much below fifty pounds less a month than they 've advertised it for . |
| 5 | I was very surprised when a bloke in 1990 was asking £250 ono for the same guitar . |
| 6 | But it was she who was surprised when a man 's voice said explosively , ‘ What the hell are you doing here ? ’ |
| 7 | They almost forgot the paper-chase , and were surprised when a voice said , ‘ Let me pass , please . ’ |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | At first she had been surprised when a flask and a chunk of bread had been tossed down to her that first night , until she had remembered that de Raimes did not want her dead just yet . |
| 10 | At least know your gestation times so that you are not surprised when a mating at some forgotten date actually produces a calf ! |