Example sentences of "[vb past] as quite [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It came as quite a surprise ’ , said one . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ We 're delighted to get the award but it came as quite a surprise , ’ said business director . |
| 4 | It came as quite a shock to enter the brightly-lit building . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Still , relegation came as quite a shock to the system . |