Example sentences of "surprising [that] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not surprising that at independence most governments identified the international companies from the former colonial power as potential agents of neo-colonialism , who could not be trusted to operate with the interests of African countries at heart . |
| 2 | It is a fine venue with wonderful views , so it is not surprising that at the turn of the century special trains were laid on to bring the visitors . |
| 3 | It was therefore not surprising that at the time Indirect Rule was rising to ideological prominence an emphasis on recruiting the right people should develop in the Colonial Service . |
| 4 | In Friedmann 's models , the galaxies are all moving directly away from each other-so it is not surprising that at some time in the past they were all at the same place . |
| 5 | It was not surprising that at this moment the image of her mother — the canon 's widow in the dark flat near Westminster Cathedral should rise up before her . |