But her response surprised me: "Hearing that is a relief.

The still sluggish response of the political community to the problem, however, does not surprise him.

Their response didn't really surprise him: they found the show too extreme.

This response didn't surprise me; all his life he has made these visits.

Ho Lee had been expecting trouble from the girl, but her response surprised him even so.

I expected a struggle to keep up with the hearse; instead, its response surprised me.

Her response surprised him, but perhaps it shouldn't have.

Eden's biting response shouldn't have surprised him, but it did.

She read it as an invitation to speak, but her response surprised him.

Max's response surprised him; he wasn't going to get the sympathy he'd expected.