Example sentences of "shocked by the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A Chinese victory had been widely expected , and many Westerners were shocked by the apparent totality of Japan 's triumph . |
| 2 | It was sufficient that the victim was so shocked by the accused 's presence that the victim suffered a stroke . |
| 3 | Carol Brockwell told the court she was shocked by the accused 's story . |
| 4 | But now she was visibly shocked by the drained and haggard-looking face which kissed her . |
| 5 | Lore was shocked by the general standard of hygiene : |
| 6 | THE Bradford Catholic Players were shocked by the sudden death of Michael Carroll , a past President , on October 25th . |
| 7 | The province was shocked by the sickening details of the crime and one of the biggest murder hunts of all time got underway . |
| 8 | At first she was a bit shocked by the primitive conditions . |
| 9 | Like the hon. Gentleman , my impressions of what I saw are the recollections of a person who was shocked by the wanton destruction that occurred during the riot . |
| 10 | ‘ We were shocked by the ethical immaturity of the board members , ’ she said yesterday . |
| 11 | I was quite shocked by the thousands of variations on that theme . ’ |
| 12 | The gentle-hearted David was shocked by the cold vehemence between these two people whom he loved more than anything else in the whole world . |
| 13 | Who could choose but look on this picture , and on that , and acknowledge and be shocked by the inevitable comparison ? |