Example sentences of "[vb past] [vb pp] [pers pn] [prep] surprise " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 'd caught her by surprise , that was all . |
| 2 | The winter had caught them by surprise . |
| 3 | Billy had caught him by surprise . |
| 4 | She had spent so many hours last night thinking about a pathetic , grief-stricken Harriet Shakespeare that this small , tough woman had taken her by surprise , almost annoyed her . |
| 5 | The enormity of ‘ one roof ’ had taken her by surprise , and it was perhaps the way that had stiffened her which made her now feel so free , so beyond obligation . |
| 6 | Inspector Montgomery 's sudden termination of the interview had taken her by surprise initially , but now she understood his strategy . |
| 7 | He took her hand and gently kissed it , a theatrical gesture which Dalgliesh felt had taken her by surprise and which the others had watched with an unnaturally critical attention . |
| 8 | ’ Beth 's forthright question had taken her by surprise . |
| 9 | She wanted to tell herself that fitzAlan had taken her by surprise again , but she could not . |
| 10 | Doyle watched her riffle through a wad of papers as though she had taken him by surprise , and when she held up something for Tug to see he craned sideways so that he could glimpse it too . |
| 11 | This sentiment was confirmed by Saints ' boss Ian Branfoot who admitted that the attacking Town tactics had taken him by surprise . |
| 12 | Evidently something she 'd said had taken him by surprise . |
| 13 | Boz 's manner was still threatening , but Seb 's response had taken him by surprise . |