Her deep voice took him so much aback that he absolutely started.

Mrs. Hearn said she'd never been taken so much aback in her whole life.

And then he quoted a little bit of poetry, and this took Mrs. Bunting very much aback.

Such speeches took Vera very much aback.

That took me very much aback, for I had never questioned in my mind that it wasn't Lord Ralles.

If I did go something too much ahead in the matter, it is but simple justice to say you were quite as much aback.