1.   Did your experience at drama school come as a great surprise to you?

2.   Our conversation, to my great surprise, appeared to take a secondary place in his thoughts.

3.   The clutch of recent paperback thrillers was no great surprise to her.

4.   The fact that Brown has Decided to run for reelection comes as no great surprise.

5.   This was no great surprise, or only a brief one.

6.   To my great surprise, the television crews gathered round in order to interview me about my project.

7.   The announcement came as no great surprise.

8.   I knew him very little, but he interested me because once he gave me a great surprise.

9.   It is therefore no great surprise when Cressida yields to Diomedes.