Example sentences of "[vb past] as [adv] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | This , the first word Mungo had ever heard him utter , other than the mysterious ‘ lymenner ’ , came as rather a shock , as though a pillar-box had suddenly spoken . |
2 | ‘ It came as quite a surprise ’ , said one . |
3 | The body is made from a single piece of mahogany , which came as quite a surprise , because at a casual glance you 'd think it was ash . |
4 | ‘ We 're delighted to get the award but it came as quite a surprise , ’ said business director . |
5 | It came as quite a shock to enter the brightly-lit building . |
6 | I can promise you that the total came as quite a shock to me , I was convinced it would be well in excess of my budget . |
7 | Still , relegation came as quite a shock to the system . |