Example sentences of "surprised by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | She had expected to find them both still in bed , and was surprised by the noises from the kitchen , but she poked her head round the door and saw Maggie sitting at the kitchen table eating Weetabix in a reassuringly healthy way . |
| 4 | The Platoon Commander visits the sangars during the night , and is not surprised by the sentries ' alertness and cheerfulness . |
| 5 | In a similar way he might have been surprised by the figure he cut in prose or come to that in life . |
| 6 | Since the book appeared in America , Rock has been surprised by the letters he 's received ‘ from people who live in the suburbs or small flats where the father is the king , where his armchair is the throne . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | US Intelligence was surprised by the readiness of some Panamanians to fight and die for their leader , forcing the US troops besieging barracks at Fort Amador to bring in 105mm howitzers to blast away pockets of mortar and sniper fire . |
| 9 | They avoid the more complicated jobs , but within their limitations they are more able than they think and usually can be sure of being pleasantly surprised by the result of their efforts . |
| 10 | Not everyone is surprised by the changing mood . |
| 11 | He wondered if the Irishman had been surprised by the roughness of her nipples and the prickly coarseness of her pubic hair against his skin . |
| 12 | He was surprised by the question . |
| 13 | At the time I was surprised by the information ; yet in retrospect it struck me that this , above everything else , was what had meant most to him during that afternoon 's work . |
| 14 | ‘ I was a little bit surprised by the Moscow City Ballet last year , ’ he says . |
| 15 | Falkirk 0 Celtic 3 CRITICS of the 44 game Premier League would have been pleasantly surprised by the effort , enthusiasm and entertainment served up by two good teams . |
| 16 | ‘ I expected to see a lot of back play but have been surprised by the lack of it , ’ he said . |
| 17 | They may have been surprised by the contents of her second volume . |
| 18 | Let the children choose the format for the Christmas celebrations , maybe you too will be surprised by the choice of a disco with fish and chips wrapped in newspaper rather than a traditional party with jelly and ice cream . |
| 19 | Political circles were shocked and surprised by the outcome , apart from the Prince himself , who had never doubted that universal suffrage would give him what he wanted . |
| 20 | Lilis in New York also said she had been surprised by the findings . |
| 21 | For as I say , as I motored on in the sunshine towards the Berkshire border , I continued to be surprised by the familiarity of the country around me . |
| 22 | Andover pool was now the centre of southern skating , after a coup at Andover a few decided to stop off at Farnborough and were very surprised by the level skating by the locals . |
| 23 | Between 1949 and 1955 , a visitor to Marton Depot would have been surprised by the presence amongst the tall green-and-cream Blackpool Standard cars of a small red open-topper from Southampton . |
| 24 | ‘ Very good , ’ said the Hungarian , as if agreeably surprised by the intelligence of a backward child . |
| 25 | You could be surprised by the number of people around who have time on their hands and love to come round and do things . |
| 26 | If you review what you have read silently , you may be surprised by the difference between what is on the page and what you have ‘ read ’ . |
| 27 | Cardinal Hume , in a statement issued immediately after the vote was announced , said : ‘ I am disappointed but not surprised by the vote today in the General Synod . |
| 28 | Jim Payne has also been surprised by the standard of putting . |
| 29 | 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 . ’ |
| 30 | I was pleasantly surprised by the Teardrop 's feel and playability , taking into to account its shape and balance . |