Example sentences of "am [not/n't] surprised that " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a further 11,000 refugees were arriving yesterday in the hope of sharing this prosperity before the back door from Czechoslovakia was closed again , Becker added : ‘ I am not surprised that they want to come . |
| 2 | The baby is well and so am I. You have always been so much a mother that I am not surprised that you feel like a grandmother , even without ‘ legal sanction ’ . |
| 3 | HAVING watched M. Desclaux 's performance at Cardiff I am not surprised that the French are always complaining about referees . |
| 4 | I am not surprised that they did n't tell me about it ; we had very little money in our house . |
| 5 | I am not surprised that the Minister failed to mention the condition of schools in Greater Manchester . |
| 6 | I am not surprised that the Minister declines to give us the figures because is not the truth that about 60 to 80 times the amount of money is being spent per capita on students at the city technology college than is spent on pupils at secondary schools in Sunderland and surrounding boroughs ? |
| 7 | I am not surprised that the right hon. Gentleman avoided the first point , because the report to which my hon. Friend the Member for Poole ( Mr. Ward ) referred produced the following answer within the Labour party : ’ Some argue it will highlight one of our weaker points ’ . |
| 8 | I am not surprised that the Minister has not mentioned redundancy payments for miners when they are closing pits willy-nilly . |
| 9 | I am not surprised that he ventured into the fray this evening , because he has already won an outstanding victory for his constituents and I well understand his desire to enjoy another . |
| 10 | I am not surprised that the Minister looks away with some embarrassment . |
| 11 | ‘ I wondered if he would come back , but knowing his personality so well I have to say I am not surprised that he has returned , ’ Roxburgh said . |