It brought great shock to the whole society at the difficult time.
This must have come as a great shock to you.
For Michael, too, the news had come as a great shock.
Her death had come as a great shock to him.
Coming on top of her mother's death, it must be a great shock.
But this should not have come as any great shock.
Perhaps his death came as a great shock to you.
It was a great shock to me to see her.
This must be a great shock for you, I know.
The cultural world had been, for her, the greater shock.