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Meanings of great surprise in inglês

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Usage of great surprise in inglês
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THE resignation by an Israeli minister yesterday came as no great surprise.
The Irish Times
2
This was no great surprise: a year earlier at our building's a.g.m.
The Irish Times
3
For many Dubliners, no doubt, the news video was no great surprise.
The Irish Times
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The loss of this motion does not come as a great surprise.
First degree
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To nobody's great surprise, it was clear that Rama must be hollow.
The Complete Rama Omnibus
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To his great surprise he heard the lock click, a moment later.
The preacher
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The BBC's Jonah Fisher said that her re-election was no great surprise.
BBC
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Chanele noticed without any great surprise that something had changed in her.
Melnitz
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The news came as no great surprise when it broke shortly afterward.
The Irish Times
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To my great surprise, Caldswell seemed over the moon at the news.
Heaven's Queen
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And Karlin knew the victim, though that was not a great surprise.
Dhampir
12
Then it did something that came as a great surprise to Wilbur.
Charlotte’s Web
13
The clerk looked through the visitors' book and replied, in great surprise:
The Blonde Lady / Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Ars...
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Next day, to his great surprise, he was recalled to the castle.
Engineering Infinity
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All of a sudden, to her great surprise, she burst into tears.
White fire
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Smellie looked at me in great surprise and perplexity for a moment.
The Congo Rovers: A Story of the Slave Squadron
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