Example sentences of "that [vb past] [pers pn] by [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He played tennis on a high level for two and half hours , and did n't give me time to breathe , and that caught me by surprise a little bit , ’ said Boris Becker , his prize scalp , after the German had lost . |
| 2 | An outstretched fist could eclipse the sun that burned them by day . |
| 3 | Well , that took me by surprise , I can tell you : my eyes were watering but my loins were telling me to persevere with this fiery female . |
| 4 | When the three of them got up to leave , Melissa glanced across at Dora and met a look of concentrated malevolence that took her by surprise . |
| 5 | Involuntarily , Melissa spoke with an emphasis that took her by surprise . |
| 6 | She walked away along the corridor with the sinuous grace of a cat — an alley-cat , Shae thought , with a sudden savagery that took her by surprise . |