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Simple sentences
You'd be surprised what you can learn in a week.
Seeing that you're not surprised, I think you must have known.
You must have been surprised to find me alone with her last night.
The policeman's quick arrival surprised us.
The people present were surprised.
He surprised his opponent.
I was surprised by his rudeness.
The Americans surprised the Germans.
I wouldn't be too surprised if Tom didn't show up on time.
They were surprised by what they saw.
You seemed surprised.
They seem surprised.
To be surprised, to wonder, is to begin to understand.
You surprised everybody.
What you said surprised me.
I'm surprised at your behavior.
I was too surprised to speak.
We were surprised at his conduct.
We were surprised at the news.
No matter what happens, I won't be surprised.
We were all surprised at the appointment of Mr Brown as director.
I was agreeably surprised.
Yes. I was very surprised at the news.
I was very surprised at the news.
Movie subtitles
I'm surprised at how quickly you decided, brother.
Which I kind of surprised myself at, to be honest.
I was so surprised.
Thanks to my incredibly strong heart, I'm not easily surprised by any.
Should we be surprised?
Honestly, you'd be surprised how quickly the kids get used to the appliances.
Yeah, I was a little surprised you agreed to let him have a party here.
I'm just as surprised as you are.
As our social media director, I'm surprised that you didn't know that.
Why am I not surprised?
Can't say I'm surprised she's already fallen for you.
The quadrumanous parents are surprised to see a monkey with no hair and no tail.
Surprised to see me in your swell joint?
I was somewhat surprised.
I'm not surprised.
Wouldn't be surprised at all.
The third witness was engineer Lebel and he tells of how he is one day visited by Monro, who is uncomfortably surprised to see him in good health.
I'm surprised.
You certainly surprised me.
I'll be surprised, eh?
I am surprised she didn't respect your wishes in the matter.
When the watchman surprised you, you shot him.
I wouldn't be surprised if they had to close their doors.
I wouldnt be surprised if he had something to do with this.
Oh, don't look so surprised.
Are you surprised that I have a lover?
I was hoping they'd do the right thing, but I'm not surprised they're being total jerks.
I was so surprised, too, that I thought I was seeing a ghost.
I know you're surprised my talking this way.
You know, a lot of people is gonna be surprised when they see me, eh, Lil?
I'm most agreeably surprised.
Sometimes I'm surprised myself.
Why, my dear, I'm surprised at you.
You know you surprised me when you got off the train.
Thanks, but you couldn't have been awfully surprised.
News and current affairs
My new book, The Most Good You Can Do, discusses the emerging new movement called Effective Altruism, and, in doing interviews about the book, I am surprised by how often that question is asked.
This pattern would not have surprised nineteenth-century economists like Mill or Walter Bagehot, who understood the financial-sector origins of industrial depression.
As I watched the Croatia-Australia match early in the tournament, I surprised myself, too, as I realized that my emotions were with the Australian team, whatever that could mean, given that there were so many Croatians playing for Australia.
Should we be surprised?
Many around the world are surprised at how little attention the economy is receiving in President Bush's re-election campaign.
But I am not surprised: if I were President Bush, the last thing I would want to talk about is the economy.
Most non-Chinese would be surprised to learn that the country already holds more elections than any other in the world.
Regardless of what the right explanation is, the history of recent recessions suggests that we should not be surprised that the job recovery is taking time.
If our leaders regard education merely as a means to jobs and money, no one should be surprised if young people eventually come to think of it that way, too.
No one should be surprised the latest anti-tank missiles can penetrate even the heaviest and best protected of battle tanks.
Paranoia, informers, and domestic spying are so essential to Communist rule that few people are ever surprised at the extent of secret police operations here.
On October 16, 1973, ten days after Egypt's army surprised the Israelis by crossing the Suez Canal, Sharon turned defeat into victory by leading his own troops across the canal through a narrow gap in the Egyptian front.
He was surprised to learn that the number of OSCE employees in Albania is equal to that of the entire staff of the OSCE's Vienna headquarters.
Why be surprised, then, that European firms shy away from labor and operate in a capital-intensive fashion.
Frankly, I was surprised by what I heard.
The widows and the mothers of the dead weep and cry out for bloody justice. Should we be surprised?
Are we supposed to be surprised that a global terror organization known for its brutal disregard for human rights and humane values would attack a media outlet that has specialized in provoking it?
He probably should have asked more about spreading democracy in China, because he might have been surprised by what he heard.
So, though I am saddened by the Putin regime's behavior, I am not surprised by it.
I do hope to be surprised by the EU's recognition that what has happened in Ukraine requires Europe to stand up for international decency and the rule of law.
Even Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was probably more than a little surprised by Rowhani's first-round victory, following a campaign that began with eight candidates.
Both sides seem to be somewhat surprised by the other's expectations.
Expect further upward revisions as the government continues to be surprised by the economy's ongoing strength.