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As I leaned on the railing, trying to guess at the outline of the sierra, nostalgia's first blow caught me by surprise.

People close to the situation said the bank had been taken by surprise by the article.

He took her quite by surprise when he suddenly appeared at the door.

He took me by surprise when he suddenly appeared at the door.

Gathering himself quickly up, he stood more erect, like a man taken by surprise in a mood to which he was reluctant to have witnesses.

He quickly got up from his chair, it caught him by surprise, And when he opened up the door could not believe his eyes.

It came as a surprise, so he did not know what to do. Taken by surprise, he did not know what to do.

The demonstration took Britain by surprise: No one expected the crowd to be as large as it was; no one expected trouble.

He led the ships down the river to a place where the British army could land safely and take the enemy by surprise.

Q. Did Lewis Hamilton take you by surprise coming up the inside like he did? It seemed you left a bit of a gap there?

Still, she said that she was caught by surprise that the turmoil across the Middle East unfolded not far from her home in Bahrain.

We were taken by surprise to see him on TV.

He painted himself shouting, gaping stupidly, from the back, half-seen in a mirror, as if he was determined to take himself by surprise.

"We were all taken by surprise but Rajani was finally moved by the gesture of the young man and married him, " Mishra said.

But the West needs to be ready to act to prevent a Kosovo-Taiwan relationship from developing - and cannot be caught by surprise.

When the men returned to the boat we shot two, who the captain said were the leaders, and the rest, taken by surprise, yielded to us.

The Islamists did not play a role in Tunisia and in Egypt the course of events seems to have taken the Muslim Brotherhood by surprise.

Where the British army could land safely and take the enemy by surprise.

The rebound has taken many by surprise, as the world economy is still emerging from its worst crisis since the Great Depression of 1929.

I think he took the keeper by surprise with how early he hit it, it was a great goal.

This is an up to date city - which took me totally by surprise very modern. in fact more advanced then us in London.

Ross: Alright, I panicked, alright? She took me by surprise. You know, but it wasn't a total loss. I mean, we ended up cuddling .

It took me by surprise too, because he seems to be interested in computer-related things today.

It really took me by surprise when I woke up that day and of course becomes a bigger issue considering it's a week before the Open.

The waving of the boughs in the storm, is new to me and old. It takes me by surprise, and yet is not unknown.

But it's a deed to be reserved for a forlorn hope; I'd not take Linton by surprise with it.

Time machine's landing site is not he started laboratory, New York changes in the environment surrounding them is to let him by surprise.

The Greek crisis has also been around for a while and is unlikely to take investors by surprise as Lehman did.

They were caught by surprise last time, but they won't underestimate the enemy this time.

After having tried to resist, you get a bunch of hunters to follow you round the back to catch the herd by surprise.

American forces, caught by surprise, were unable to offer much of a fight. Japanese losses were very low.

The timing of yesterday's Chinese revaluation, despite growing expectations of it in financial markets, took many investors by surprise.

Action taken by surprise the enemy, sent a large number of weapons to attack a major attack on our planet.

He said McCain suggested suspending the debates, but added the announcement caught him by surprise.

in his first film , he took america by surprise.

The words , spoken by him in a quiet, toneless voice, took her by surprise.

For some central banks, taking financial markets by surprise with a sudden increase or cut in rates was almost a matter of honour.

this was a vibrant , aggressive display as they sustained a high tempo that seemed to take united by surprise.

They were not the only ones to be caught by surprise.

The explosion of civil wars and of ethnic and religious violence at the end of the cold war caught the UN by surprise.

I stepped forward to where the Moor was, and took him by surprise with my arm under his twist, and tossed him clear overboard into the sea.

When the water got up to their necks, Socrates took the young man by surprise and ducked him into the water.

The position of the enemy was taken by surprise in half a day.

But the carmakers have been completely taken by surprise by the meltdown in the housing market and, above all, by the soaring cost of fuel.

Both western allies and they seem to have been taken by surprise.

He often expected to take the essentials by surprise , by an amusing stratagem .

Our cook's sudden announcement that she was leaving took us quite by surprise.

The president's decision to single out a bank took even his critics by surprise.

The shot took them all by surprise, coming from 30 yards or whatever it was. The goalkeeper had no chance really.

Like the financial crisis of 2008, the swelling tide of uprisings and protests in the Middle East seemed to take the world by surprise.

Meamwhile, critical errors by the German side allowed them to be taken completely by surprise.

It definitely took me by surprise. But, you know.

Like the financial crisis of 2008, the Region's swelling tide of uprisings and protests seemed to take the world by surprise.

She gazed at the sheets of music for a long moment, then started to pound on the keys with a seriousness that took Hanfeng by surprise.

We took the enemy positions by surprise at midnight.

At the very least, say officers, NATO will not again be caught by surprise when, as expected, the Taliban step up the fight in the spring.

However, life is always unexpected. When it came, it took me entirely by surprise.

Night, the night is so beautiful, the memory out of life, become more and more clear, decadent I, seemed to be taken by surprise.

the whole thing caught me, a bit by surprise.

could land safely and take the enemy by surprise.

Take your audience by surprise with an unusual solution, a quirky point-of-view, or even a revolutionary product.

The bride is taken by surprise, by hands down the crummiest friends you could have, and covered from head to toe with all kinds of crap.

The news that the United States was hit by terrorist attacks took the whole world by surprise.

It would, Hitler believed, almost certainly catch the Allies by surprise and overcome them before they had a chance to recover.

This news took many by surprise, since he had leapfrogged over the mouse brain and beaten other groups to this milestone.

Thanks to these sentries, it is increasingly difficult for the Sun to take us by surprise.

The sudden pace at which revolutionary fires swept across North Africa took the world by surprise: It was a hopeful Arab Spring for many.

The film has been bought by (surprise, surprise) Fox Searchlight, one of the Murdoch family's many movie companies.

Follow the same format as "cat and mouse, " except the follower can take the leader by surprise with a sudden quick burst.

Any additional excuses they muster forth will not be believed, as what is about to unfold will take them by surprise!

Ever so often, I would get questions reflecting a deep sense of curiosity which took me by surprise.

Will not even think you will become our goals, threats have emerged, in the event, often taken by surprise, causing great losses.

If it came occasionally it could take the island by surprise and do some real damage.

Mr. Bernanke and his colleagues were clearly caught by surprise, but the budget expert Stan Collender predicted it all.

But even the experts were taken by surprise at the audacity of a co-ordinated attack by gunmen on Mumbai.

War in this perspective is like an earthquake or a typhoon, an "act of nature" that takes people by surprise.

A Wednesday announcement of a six-month standstill in debt payments took investors and analysts by surprise.

Cities in China also seem to have been caught by surprise.

uncountable countable The coldness and distance in her voice took me by surprise.

The last time the Fed caught the markets by surprise with a mini-tightening cycle was in 1994-95.

He took her by surprise. She hadn't expected him.

But the length and intensity of these strikes has taken even veteran observers of France by surprise.

The grief I felt on handing over four silk blouses (two unworn), to a good friend at the weekend took me by surprise.

After a few minutes of flying high, the Newton Square man made a safe landing that even took him by surprise.

eg: I took him by surprise and he had no time to think of an excuse.

I shall say her failure has taken me completely by surprise.

The announcement of the separation took Hollywood watchers by surprise as there were no published reports of trouble in their marriage.

The enemy took the town by surprise.

Hint: many companies do not have performance evaluation systems in place, so you may catch your interviewer by surprise.

The prescience of this little girl with puffy cheeks and huge brown eyes staring into my rearview mirror caught me by surprise.

Our raid took the enemy by surprise.

The passenger took the thief by surprise. He caught the latter's hand as it sneaked into his pocket.

Past pandemics have always announced themselves with a sudden explosion of cases, taking the world by surprise.

She was so taken by surprise at his rudeness that she burst into tears.

Such a fall suggests markets were taken by surprise.

Love is like swallowing hot chocolate. Before it has cooled off , it takes you by surprise, but keeps you warm for a long time .

Take the enemy by surprise.

The sea comes and goes twice a day, but it never takes the sea- creatures by surprise.

The fact that it happens in "Another Country" takes you quite by surprise.

The decisive electoral victory for the ruling pro-Western coalition in Lebanon on Sunday has taken almost everyone by surprise.

The popularity of the camera as a filming tool has even taken Canon themselves by surprise.

Bookstore owner by surprise, and quickly removed all the books, all replaced by a writer of books.

The news of his quitting school caught us all by surprise.

The magnitude 5. 8 earthquake that rattled the East Coast of the United States in August caught everyone - even geologists - by surprise.

The question took me by surprise and I was bewitched, bothered and bewildered.

The president's announcement that the university was in financial trouble didn't take anyone by surprise.

The reporter's blunt question about her marriage quite caught her by surprise .

He holds a magic wand, and bring you into the magical gently the magical world, let you every moment for him by surprise of power.

The policeman took the burglar by surprise as he broke into the house.

They're very hot on these safety regulations, and I hate being taken by surprise.

Terrorism is aggression against civilians as civilians, inevitably taken by surprise and defenseless.

I had no idea he would do that. It caught me by surprise.

"The severity of this crisis has taken everyone by surprise, " says Mr Powell at RiskMetrics.

The game started in a slow way and we were taken a bit by surprise.

People's willingness to turn out and vote for any party but "United Russia" took the regime by surprise.

"Oh, how do you do? " she cried, seeing Birkin, and all dazzled as if taken by surprise.

"You caught me by surprise, PROXY, " the man said with an easy affection that belied his former ferocity.

Last week, Capello was taken by surprise when he held an organized face-to-face meeting with several key supporters groups.

A wolf leaped out of the bushes and took the hunter by surprise.

" Why that all of a sudden? " Cheng Fan is a little " be taken by surprise" .

He is always acing up his sleeve, and takes others by surprise at last.

By comparison, Obama burst upon the scene, taking people by surprise.

So many people have already used the metaphor of the eleventh hour, and soon the next hour will strike, taking you by surprise.

European leaders, who had promised Mr Lukashenka cash as a reward for decent elections, seemed caught by surprise.

Most people were caught by surprise when the book came out.

I glance at myself in the mirror. What I see catches me by surprise. I look different.

His removal on Tuesday took Kremlin watchers by surprise, as most had assumed the Kremlin would negotiate his departure.

Change at Wilkins has come fast, often taking scientists by surprise with the speed of the break-up.

New York Times technology writer Nick Bilton says the news caught many by surprise.

Mr Ripper says 500 people are arriving in WA each week to fill jobs for a bonanza whose scale took everyone by surprise.

"I know that you love her, " she said one day, taking me by surprise.

at the train station caught me by surprise.

But the precision of each step again took me by surprise and left me struggling to catch up.

Making matters harder for the elderly, the government has been caught by surprise by the quick erosion of the traditional family structure.

"Whatever 'sex by surprise' is, it's only a offense in Sweden -- not in the U. K. or the U. S. or even Ibiza, " Stephens said.

Her breakout performance in Winter's Bone caught the Academy and the public by surprise, but the Louisville, Ky.

Nato attacked Libya to counter and manipulate a general Arab uprising that took the rulers of the world by surprise.

Like almost everyone else, they were caught by surprise and the New Zealand dollar softened.

Nevertheless, the websites pilloried were caught by surprise yesterday.

The question caught some habitual users of absolutely by surprise. But they had their theories.

Longtime Pepsi spokesperson Jay Chou has appeared in Coca-Cola's Sprite ad, which has caught consumers by surprise.

The sudden flooding in Indonesia's Teluk Wondama district caught residents by surprise, officials said, contributing to the high death toll.

Sparrowhawks can take you by surprise , but by understanding their tactics , you can predict their next move .

She chooses not to shift the window on the home office back three hours -- too much chance of being caught by surprise.

That appetite caught global miners by surprise and was a big factor in sending iron ore to historic highs in 2010.

The flash of anger took many voters by surprise because Fukuda had kept his testy temperament under wraps as leader.

The Dutch goalkeeper, Maarten Stekelenburg, like Muslera, was taken by surprise.

They were both taken by surprise, and seemed highly gratified when I pinned the ribbons on their coats.

Instead, various nighttime attacks by British aircraft had taken German captains by surprise.

Seeing Joe at the concert really caught me by surprise. I thought he hated opera.

An examination of the past predictions suggests several reasons that analysts were caught by surprise.

Their absence, the most prolonged for nearly a hundred years, has taken even seasoned sun watchers by surprise.

Caught by surprise, investors who had prized the franc for Switzerland's strong economy and solid finances abruptly jumped ship.

Let death take my enemies by surprise; let them go down alive to the grave, for evil finds lodging among them.

But the scale of the recent collapse has caught even hardened Detroiters by surprise.

Rabbit was taken by surprise, and automatically mumbled "Uh. . . yeah. Sure. "

Chinese carmakers now account for about 28 per cent of the market, a rapid increase that has taken the industry by surprise.

Thought that the sudden new friends, new environment and new atmosphere would allow his nervous caught by surprise.

The dramatic change of direction caught me by surprise, along with others who'd been interested in the EA code.

Despite taking economists by surprise, the gains still maintain below the level needed to recover the 8 million jobs lost in the recession.

By portraying a gang of Tehran thieves and junkies as war heroes, it took the authorities by surprise.

Your phone call took me by surprise because I thought you were on holiday.

The police crept up from behind and took the gangster by surprise.

The policeman took the thief by surprise as he opened the window.

In the past five years, Beijing has expanded its capability at a pace that has taken many defence experts by surprise.

The guide's familiarity with the classical culture took the scholar by surprise.

Facing a February election, Museveni has released a rap song that took the nation by surprise.

Caught by surprise, Lucy had no time to react before George marched forward and kissed her.

John was taken completely by surprise by the news, as was Susan.

The magnitude of the current crisis, however, took even him by surprise.

Immediate power, power is lunwen114more blunt warning, often allows users by surprise and caused losses to the user.

They are triggered by surprise in a safe situation (think peek-a-boo), and don't just endear babies to their parents.

They grew so detached from the Palestinians under Israeli rule that the first intifada in 1987 took them completely by surprise.

The sheer durability of the expenses drama has caught many by surprise.

Caught by surprise, Mr DiPascali blinked back tears as the marshals snapped on the handcuffs.

Compliments always take you by surprise, and me never. What could be more natural than his asking you again?

These disordered things ordered without becomes, often before the negative impact on the world, often makes people by surprise.

The speed of mobile telephony 's spread has caught the telecoms regulator by surprise.

Yet clearly the central bank's statement yesterday still took markets by surprise.

By its very nature, risk-taking thrives in the shadows and crises take regulators by surprise.

Maud Although spring is a migrant workers, but his ideological consciousness is very high, high caught us by surprise.

Poland beaten by Ecuador? That's stricken me by surprise, for Poland seems fairly strong.

China took markets by surprise at the weekend, lifting the ratio of reserves that banks must hold by 100 basis points.

Socrates took the young men by surprise and ducked him into the water.

I know that it's completely normal for toddlers to have erratic eating habits but sometimes my youngest takes me by surprise.

At first the frenzied attacks of these huge beasts took the Black Orcs by surprise and they succeeded in driving back Grimgor's force.

Our love fall asleep. And the snow took it by surprise. But if you fall asleep in the snow, you'll feel death coming.

The Japanese planes took the island by surprise on a Sunday morning.

His sudden end, after nearly a decade of searching, caught everyone by surprise.

"The Treasury market has been taken a little bit by surprise, " he added.

The indictments by text messages are not intended to take people by surprise.

I caught him by surprise while he was having dinner with his secretary.

The students seemed to be surprised by surprise.

The victory of Hamas in the elections has caught this comprador class by surprise.

Both he and Mr Saakashvili note that revolutions can take people by surprise.

People receive email by two primary methods : by surprise or by request .

The sweep of the US proposal took Britain and France by surprise.

It caught teams by surprise and earned Blackpool a raft of points early in the season that even they probably didn't expect.

The development has even taken fellow Nasa scientists by surprise, and it promises to open new frontiers in space technology.

Hearing the news that our team had won everyone by surprise.

To ensure success , we'll have to take them by surprise .

The severity of the storm caught many by surprise, and it disrupted Halloween plans, too.

White-out conditions take the penguins and film crew by surprise.

China has taken the markets by surprise by reducing the amount its banks can lend.

The boom in demand for lower-end cars caught many foreign auto makers by surprise.

If we are taken by surprise, if we have failed to replace oil before the supply peaks then crashes, the global economy is stuffed.

New Milan man Daniele Bonera has admitted that his sudden move to the Rossoneri did catch him by surprise.

And amid the tears of relief are tears of joy, too, that catch me utterly by surprise.

IR is an unpredictable realm of turbulent processes and events that catch the experts by surprise, such as the fall of Berlin Wall in 1989.

Donald's proposal of marriage took her completely by surprise.

Unexpected high rework rate now, really caught us by surprise.

that took me by surprise, I can tell you!

Her promotion to Sales Manager took everyone by surprise.

And by surprise, it's actually a great business.

Our guests came half an hour early, taking my mother by surprise.

the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise.

When asked why he was crying, his words took most people by surprise.

I didn't hear you coming up the steps. You took me by surprise.

His sudden entrance took everyone by surprise.

Th October We're at No. 29! I knew we were doing well but this is amazing. Rob rang - I think even he was taken completely by surprise.

Caught by surprise, Harry fell hard on the concrete floor.

Robbins fist-bumps me hard, which takes me by surprise after the hand kiss.

your honesty will take someone you care about by surprise.

Compliments always take you by surprise, and me never.

You should not underestimate the effect of client golf which may bring you a signed contract by surprise.

Their assumption of power took the army by surprise.

The pace and scale of change has caught most people by surprise.

Japanese army took Pearl Harbour by surprise in .

I can't forgive myself for having been attacked by surprise.

How it happens will take you completely by surprise.

Wounding language is taken by surprise.

The couple took Spain by surprise when they announced their engagement in November 2003.

The second advance has taken many researchers by surprise.

One Mach-O feature that hits many people by surprise is the strict distinction between shared libraries and dynamically loadable modules.

Someone you least expect will take you by surprise.

His sudden departure took us quite by surprise.

China's economic development takes the world by surprise.

Suddenly leave, always be taken by surprise.

The question took him by surprise.

At night they crossed the river and took possession of the village by surprise.

She was unusually solemn and took me by surprise when she asked me, "Who will you bring here after I'm gone? "

Andre and his men are taken by surprise, and they fire at the moving vehicle.

The move caught residents by surprise.

Palm caught the industry and the pundits by surprise.

I can't forgive myself for having been taken by surprise.

Ambush : The act of lying in wait to attack by surprise .

Sue was overcome by surprise when Peter walked in.

claire , you took us all by surprise ! - yeah.

Well, were you caught by surprise this time?

What happened next caught them by surprise: People started saying, "I want to be an instructor, like Beto. "