In fact, for a road-tyred soft-roader, the 3008 proved surprisingly adept away from Tarmac.

Tanner was proving surprisingly adept at keeping out of his reach.

Ridcully was surprisingly adept at using one.

The giant Calnar horses had proved surprisingly adept at lance-charging and were learning along with their riders.

Only talk about his surprisingly adept defense at third base could make Bonilla smile, so cold were his visits to the plate.

"He was a surprisingly adept scholar for a young man," Tsion said.

The Mesopotamian Civilization had a surprisingly adept grasp of tactics.

Ben Affleck, too, has proved himself surprisingly adept behind the lens.

Tallis, a brusque, incisive man who is surprisingly adept at dealing with dangerous situations, appears in four novels.

An Episcopal Canon, he is surprisingly adept (but not perfect) at navigating the dangerous waters of international intrigue.