Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] as a surprise " in BNC.
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| 1 | The traditional rituals of port drinking are well-known , but it may came as a surprise to many that it is not the crusty British lawyer savouring his even crustier port that constitutes the core market for port shippers , but the trendy young Frenchman , enjoying young ruby . |
| 2 | If there is a change of harmonic outlook in a piece , I prefer to feel , rather than to know whether it might arrive as a surprise , whether it should be prepared and how , and whether it ought to be pointed out at all ! |
| 3 | But the scale of the increase might come as a surprise : on the 21-week agreement 10p a week extra pushing up the rate of charge from 26. 1 per cent to 72.5 per cent for example , or on the 15-week agreement 1 p a week extra almost doubling the rate . |
| 4 | And this might come as a surprise to our brethren in the popular national press — Thirty-eight . |
| 5 | We are more or less aware of all this , even though it might come as a surprise to most viewers to discover how far news material is already being treated prior to transmission . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , this might come as a surprise to you , but I felt safer here than down there . |
| 7 | It might come as a surprise to find that the Kalkadoons would use two different words in these circumstances — a kili in fabric but a ndia in the ground . |
| 8 | That the pilot 's name is Carolyn Grace might come as a surprise to some , but Carolyn 's encountered so much chauvinism in her flying career that now she hardly notices . |
| 9 | This characterisation of review would come as a surprise to many commentators in this country . |
| 10 | Real travellers will have discovered that most taxi drivers have only a cursory grasp of English so it may come as a surprise to learn that foreign cabbies ‘ drive at breakneck speed ’ while talking eloquently of ‘ local proverbs and giving handy hints about what to buy in the local market . ’ |
| 11 | The conclusions may come as a surprise . |
| 12 | It may come as a surprise to realise that the press have a right to cover hearings , although they may not , in any way , identify the children who are the subject of those hearings . |
| 13 | ‘ It may come as a surprise to you , Marron , but that includes you . |
| 14 | It may come as a surprise to learn that in the last years of the twentieth century there is still a part of one of Europe 's most enlightened democracies where women can not vote . |
| 15 | After all the cutbacks and retrenchment over the last decade or so , this may come as a surprise to you and has certainly caused us to reassess the way we approach our planning . |
| 16 | The picture of an old man in the sky is not taught by any of the great religions — yet this may come as a surprise to many people today . |
| 17 | And that may come as a surprise to people who THINK they 've bought DM clothes before . |
| 18 | The sale of Provendor , which is Volvo 's third most profitable division , making products ranging from mineral water to frozen snacks , will come as a surprise to the market when trading opens today . |
| 19 | That the party actually increased its vote by half will come as a surprise to any reader relying solely on Wilson 's article . |
| 20 | However , their conclusion will come as a surprise to many who eagerly espoused the work of the EOC . |