And very often what the person really is comes as a shock.
For some parents, the recent news came as a shock.
This must have come as a great shock to you.
Her death had come as a great shock to him.
Now it came as a shock to find the matter in question.
Don't you think this will come as a shock to a lot of people?
But the news has come as a total shock for many people.
Perhaps his death came as a great shock to you.
I know this will come as a shock to many of you.
Which is going to come as a shock to no few of them.