Example sentences of "it [was/were] quite a shock " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was quite a shock to everyone when it was known that Mr Wilson had died ; he who had always seemed so solid and enduring . |
| 2 | It was quite a shock ! |
| 3 | Facing opposition from the City , from English Heritage and all the conservation groups , amenity organizations and civic societies in the country , as well as hundreds of people who work in the City , it was quite a shock when a different Environment Secretary , Nicholas Ridley , agreeing with his inspector , granted permission for demolition and redevelopment . |
| 4 | It was quite a shock , and I thought how lucky I had been never to get into a violent argument with him while he was carrying the clubs . ’ |
| 5 | And so , from 1958 onwards , these characters became my dolls , and their way , of life and the houses they inhabited became so real to me that it was quite a shock when I occasionally returned to the place which had started it all , Wood Green , near Witney . |
| 6 | It was quite a shock to learn that the Elsie found at the bottom of Loch Craig was not a twenty-six-year-old woman but a woman in her late fifties or early sixties . |
| 7 | It was quite a shock when 400 square metres of the site was found to be contaminated by radioactivity . |
| 8 | It was quite a shock but I was thrilled . ’ |
| 9 | Seriously , I did offer myself to the Lord , but when the opportunity came , it was quite a shock . |
| 10 | It was quite a shock . |
| 11 | Yes , there were er , I think there was one , two , three , four houses , four or five houses that were occupied before we came in , they were still building The Chantry incidently and er you know it was a it was quite a shock to us and the wife was a bit upset you know when having to , we came from Plymouth actually , Devon , and er the wife was a bit er down you know all the night travelling all night with the children |
| 12 | It was quite a shock . |
| 13 | It was quite a shock . |
| 14 | It was quite a shock to find a skull . |
| 15 | It was quite a shock , I can assure you . ’ |
| 16 | It was quite a shock to be told that I had Cancer and that I needed an operation as soon as possible . |