Example sentences of "[be] surprised by [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I particularly like the way the markedly understated look of the combo belies its facilities ; I much prefer to be surprised by a product 's performance . |
| 2 | If it was possible to be surprised by a shock Rufus was surprised . |
| 3 | Though you may be surprised by a peacock trailing its colours elegantly across the green , golfing in India is n't strictly for the birds . |
| 4 | The silences might be sudden , our held breath diffused by Tan beating shapes in the air , or we might be slid into stillness on an outbreath , to be surprised by a scrape of rebec sound , or a curve of pure trill from Fiona Milne 's skilful soprano . |
| 5 | Instead of a placid colony , Large warned , the honey collector could be surprised by an aggressive stinging mass . |
| 6 | Let the children choose the format for the Christmas celebrations , maybe you too will be surprised by the choice of a disco with fish and chips wrapped in newspaper rather than a traditional party with jelly and ice cream . |
| 7 | For as I say , as I motored on in the sunshine towards the Berkshire border , I continued to be surprised by the familiarity of the country around me . |
| 8 | You could be surprised by the number of people around who have time on their hands and love to come round and do things . |
| 9 | If you review what you have read silently , you may be surprised by the difference between what is on the page and what you have ‘ read ’ . |
| 10 | Take your time , browse around — you 'll be surprised by the choice and no less by the price . |
| 11 | Having satisfied the urge to ‘ have a go ’ , they can sometimes be surprised by the everyday practical ramifications of taking on a new job . |
| 12 | Memory and retention skills can also be tested on each other , and you can be surprised by the misunderstandings which can result from not listening properly , or from being given inadequate or misleading information . |
| 13 | Teachers who are unused to the behaviour of pupils with severely defective sight can be surprised by the way in which such children can move about within a setting in which they feel secure , negotiating stairs and corridors and moving along at speed with the stream of pupils going from room to room ; but unfamiliar settings and unexpected obstacles can cause difficulties or even be hazardous , and such hazards should be minimised . |
| 14 | Furthermore , we should not be surprised by the extent of learning and imitation that can be found , particularly in complex animals . |
| 15 | IBM Corp was scheduled to make an ‘ operational announcement ’ on its Adstar storage business in San Jose just after we closed on Friday , but we have to assume that it was not anything sufficiently dramatic that it would move the share price , otherwise the company would have had to announce it on the New York Stock Exchange before the market opened to prevent a false market operating in the shares ; the announcement was to be made by vice-chairman Jack Kuehler , and was also to include some personnel news ; IBM has been studying ways to separate Adstar from the rest of the company , Dow Jones & Co notes , and earlier this year , it hired Morgan Stanley & Co and the Boston Consulting Group to recommend ways to speed up the process , which could involve outside investors or a new class of IBM share — and those advisors were scheduled to be done with the preliminary work by now ; a first step would likely be the creation of Adstar as a wholly-owned subsidiary — it has kept separate books since last year ; but the IBM spokesman said some observers might be surprised by the announcement , which was to be concerned with Adstar 's ‘ operations as an IBM business unit and its future direction . ’ |
| 16 | If the waiters were curious about the room being in darkness they neither said nor did anything which indicated it ; they had been in the hotel business for far too many years now to be surprised by the antics or activities of the guests . |
| 17 | Few doctors trained overseas will be surprised by the result . |
| 18 | As Richard Smith says , few doctors trained overseas will be surprised by the result . |
| 19 | But we should not be surprised by the Tories ' attack on public services . |
| 20 | If you read an article or book twice you will probably be surprised by the many new things you discover the second time . |
| 21 | You may be surprised by the success our direct actions have achieved so far . |
| 22 | You could be surprised by the strength and intensity of your own feelings and emotions Wednesday . |
| 23 | He said : ‘ I expected six or seven calibre applicants , though others in the business said I would be surprised by the numbers to apply . |
| 24 | You could be surprised by the strength and intensity of your own feelings and emotions Wednesday . |
| 25 | No one need be surprised by the regular rows among the European ‘ partners ’ . |
| 26 | Well , Here it is , but before we start you may be surprised by the things that happened , but I promise all my tale is true . |
| 27 | ‘ I am a quick healer , but even I 'm surprised by the news that I could be ready to play again in another six weeks . |
| 28 | The duke had already sent forward a large detachment under General Humphrey Bland to the Strathbogie district , the principal town of which was Keith , seven miles [ 11 km ] east of the Spey , but they were surprised by a far smaller fighting patrol of 200 rebel foot and 40 horse , who had crossed the Spey under cover of darkness . |
| 29 | Bill Berry and Peter Buck of REM said they were surprised by the ban when interviewed on Irish radio at the weekend . |
| 30 | All those attending the lobby have expressed their outrage at the deepening crisis in housing , and many MPs were surprised by the level of concern and involvement of Church groups . |