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Example sentences for "much surprised"

  • What Eric has told me concerns Ellice Winsloe," I said, much surprised, and yet allowing her agitation to pass unnoticed.

  • This isn't the place where I found myself," I said, much surprised.

  • It is impossible to be much surprised at the fear which natives and old residents, though some of them known to be men of great command of mind, so generally experience during earthquakes.

  • A person, the first time he hears it, is much surprised; for it is not easy to tell whence it comes, nor is it possible to guess what kind of creature utters it.

  • We were this time, as on all former occasions, much surprised at the little notice, or rather none whatever, which was taken of many things, the use of which must have been evident to the natives.

  • Much surprised by the request, I took the note.

  • The caliph was not so much surprised, when he heard Abou Hassan's voice: but thought he should have died with laughing at this unravelling of the mystery, and to hear Abou Hassan ask so seriously for the thousand pieces of gold.

  • When I had given Saadi this account, he said to me, "Hassan, I am not so much surprised as I was, for I comprehend what obliges you to be content in your station.

  • But that is another question, which I shall discuss in another place; the point is for the moment that such people would be quite as much surprised at the place of tinsel in our lives as we are at its place in theirs.

  • And what will be the next discovery in psychological science nobody can imagine; and we can only say that if it reveals demons and their name is Legion, we can hardly be much surprised now.

  • But modern Englishmen would be much surprised if I were to refer to it as Westminster Church; to say nothing of the many modern Englishmen for whom it would be more suitable to call it Westminster Museum.

  • No, my friend; I am as much surprised as yourself at the increasing rareness of his calls; formerly few were the days that he did not visit us; perhaps he is sick, or absent from Paris.

  • As much surprised as alarmed at the girl's purpose, he vainly entreated her to withdraw until after the shock between the two mounted forces.

  • As much surprised as alarmed, the first motion of Justin was to extinguish the candle, and approaching his lips to the ear of Christian he whispered: "Let us not budge from this spot.

  • Thus it read: "You will not be much surprised, my dear friend, at receiving a letter of congratulation from me on your appointment.

  • You may be as much surprised as you will; but the fact is, that the story comes from Miss Henderson herself, or at all events she has not denied it when it has been mentioned to her, and that is nearly the same.

  • I should not be much surprised if he runs away with Lady Trimmerstone.

  • You find me as much surprised as yourself, monseigneur.

  • I am much surprised, for your excellency was not of that opinion the day before yesterday.

  • Much surprised at the ease with which money may be got in Holland, as I had been merely jesting in the remarks I had made, I thanked him for his kindness, and listened to his explanation.

  • If you go to Chamberi call on her and say you come from me; you will be welcome and you will be as much surprised as I am.

  • I call it almost insulting for you to be so much surprised by what seems to me perfectly natural.

  • You are ever so much surprised, then, and that's worse.

  • Of course you are ever so much surprised; but perhaps not more so than I am myself.

  • Pierre replied that the article had much surprised him, for he had imagined that Fonsegue and Barroux were linked together by identity of views and long-standing personal friendship.

  • Much surprised by this mention of his brother, Pierre wished to ask certain questions; but a singular feeling of uneasiness, in which fear and discretion mingled, checked his tongue.

  • As for Monferrand, that's another matter; he's a man to carve himself his share, only I should be much surprised if he had put himself in a bad position.

  • I am much surprised at receiving this summons.

  • He came at the usual hour to see the bad eye, and when he had uncovered it, pretended to be much surprised.

  • She was soon relieved of the cloak in which she was huddled-up, and when the bridegroom and the others who were there saw her uncovered, you may guess they were as much surprised as though horns had cropped up on their heads.

  • There can hardly be a second opinion, Miss Brandon; I think it a very wise measure,' I replied, much surprised.

  • I was as much surprised as any for a few seconds.

  • And I venture to say, Captain Lake, that Lord Chelford will be just as much surprised as I, when he hears it.

  • He was ours before he recovered his senses, he was so much surprised.

  • Our assailants were confounded by the tactics adopted, and were now in turn as much surprised as we had been.

  • The fact was that we were as much surprised as they were.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "much surprised" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
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