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He had been taken by surprise and was “slightly flabbergasted”.
Or they can just wait to be taken by surprise.
I was taken by surprise and had nothing to say.
For once in his life he was taken by surprise.
They were only a couple of feet away and taken by surprise.
Anything so we don't get taken by surprise all the time?
Like the man on the second floor, they had been taken by surprise.
I was so taken by surprise and not sure what would be expected of me.
In the capital, I would ever be taken by surprise.
It was not only international leaders who were taken by surprise.
As a result, thousands of families are being taken by surprise.
Sometimes we were taken by surprise when a mother was in labour.
This time, government officials and Congress must not be taken by surprise.
Most seemed to be taken by surprise when the army opened fire.
Whatever it was, the staff in his office had been taken by surprise.
At least in this way he would not be taken by surprise from behind.
He knew in enough time that they were coming, so we weren't taken by surprise.
That way, she could see who was coming and wouldn't be taken by surprise again.
They were taken by surprise once again when he rose from the dead on the third day.
It can probably see better than us in the dark, and we don't want to be taken by surprise.
The physical evidence suggests the four were taken by surprise.
The employees were not the only ones taken by surprise.
The other, taken by surprise, followed her a second later.
We must try to avoid being taken by surprise again.
I led the first attack, when we were taken by surprise and my father didn't have the time to stop me.