Example sentences of "it [vb past] as a great [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Gavin , who chose The Crusades , 1095–1154 , as his final specialist subject , said : ‘ It came as a great surprise to win . |
2 | Maggie was called to see Mr Parnham during the next morning and it came as a great surprise . |
3 | It came as a great surprise to me for some reason or other . |
4 | However , it came as a great shock to Richard when , some time later , this friend fell into profanity and drunkenness . |
5 | It came as a great shock . |
6 | Nasser was not informed of his mothers death until he returned to Khatatba , several months later , when it came as a great shock . |
7 | He says it came as a great shock , although when she was a drug addict they had wondered how she managed to pay for heroin . |