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Meanings of came a surprise in English

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Usage of came a surprise in English
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And following the transparencies came a surprise for crowd and paraders alike.
Lydia of the Pines
2
He had just shot an elephant, when there came a surprise:
Theodore Roosevelt
3
Then came a surprise which roused the whole city.
The Net
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And, as love is wayward, in the knowledge came a surprise for her-andit brought shame.
A Little Traitor to the South / A War Time Comedy with a Tragic ...
5
On the sixth day after the departure of the boys there came a surprise for Mrs. Barton.
Helping Himself; Or, Grant Thornton's Ambition
6
Early in the morning came a surprise.
The Rover Boys on a Hunt; or, The Mysterious House in the Woods
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But at the first course there came a surprise in the form of a knight outside the door.
Four Arthurian Romances
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Then came a surprise: An incidental survey question suggested that coffee did increase the chances of pancreatic cancer.
Wired
9
But in 1892 came a surprise.
Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 2
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Then came a surprise in 2011.
Wired
11
Then came a surprise for them.
Frank Merriwell at Yale; Or, Freshman Against Freshman
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Then came a surprise.
Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 2
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This speech was followed by a short address by George Strong, and then came a surprise when Dick Rover stepped forward.
The Rover Boys on the River; Or, The Search for the Missing Hous...
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The following day and the day after passed in the same pleasant fashion, and the third day there came a surprise for the children.
Heidi
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Then came a surprise, which for a moment had so much in it of bitter realism that it drove the blood from my wife's cheeks.
The Lost Naval Papers
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