1. The little girl screamed and it took us aback.

2. I was taken aback by the news of his death.

3. I was a little taken aback at the directness of the question.

4. Your request took me aback.

5. Roland was taken aback by our strength of feeling.

6. I was momentarily taken aback.

7. She was completely taken aback by his anger.

8. The manager was taken aback by his directness.

9. Jenny was taken aback by some of the portraits.

10. I was taken aback by his rudeness.

11. I was rather taken aback by her honesty.

12. The news really took us aback.

13. The news took me aback.

14. I was taken aback by what I saw.

15. Emma was somewhat taken aback by his directness.

16. He appeared taken aback.

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17. She was taken aback by her son's strong opposition to her remarriage.

18. He was somewhat taken aback by the news that the police intended to arrest him.

19. Cross was a little taken aback by her abrupt manner.

20. For a moment, I was completely taken aback by her request.

21. We were all taken aback by the news of the Chairman's resignation.

22. The reply took him so much aback that for a moment he was lost for words.

23. They laid the sails aback so as to stay on course in the storm wind.

24. Saying that Joan was taken aback is to put it mildly. She was completely flabbergasted.

25. He was momentarily a bit taken aback.

26. Shulman was taken aback by the survey results.

27. When he lunged forward, she was taken aback.

28. Although taken aback, the lady invited me in.

29. He seemed even more taken aback than I was, and this heartened me.

30. He was taken aback by the new demands of the job.

1. The little girl screamed and it took us aback.

2. I was a little taken aback at the directness of the question.

3. I was momentarily taken aback.

4. She was completely taken aback by his anger.

5. Jenny was taken aback by some of the portraits.

6. I was taken aback by his rudeness.

7. The news took me aback.

8. I was taken aback by what I saw.

9. He appeared taken aback.

10. She was taken aback by her son's strong opposition to her remarriage.

11. He was somewhat taken aback by the news that the police intended to arrest him.

12. We were all taken aback by the news of the Chairman's resignation.

13. The reply took him so much aback that for a moment he was lost for words.

14. Saying that Joan was taken aback is to put it mildly. She was completely flabbergasted.

31. Though she did seem taken aback, come to think of it.

32. The young major was momentarily taken aback by the sheer opulence of the room.

33. Mr Bush-ensconced on his Texas ranch more than a thousand miles away-appeared taken aback and ill-prepared.

34. Jonadab was taken aback, not being a man given to overt affection.

35. She looked warily at him, her pulses sounding an alarm, and was taken aback when he suddenly began to laugh.

36. Being surprised by opinion polls is like being taken aback by blue skies.

37. Lucenzo looked up as if he'd only just realised she'd slipped away, and seemed taken aback when he saw her.

38. The man spun round so swiftly that George was taken aback and tripped, falling on to the soft mud.

39. For a moment he was taken aback as he realised she was so sorry for him she was arranging a date.

40. I was completely taken aback by his aggressive and unreasonable attitude.

41. If he had not been so taken aback(), he might have suggested a different venue.

42. Hernandez seemed taken aback by the attention his proposed bonfire created.

43. The authorities were taken aback, and took the unprecedented step of cordoning off the painting.

44. I was taken aback, but deep down I wasn't totally surprised.

45. They all looked suitably taken aback by his entrance, muttering disapproval whilst he insisted that Ockleton step outside.

46. He was slightly taken aback by the sheer size of the girl.

47. Even though she had got to know Miriam so well during the siege she was still often taken aback by her boldness.

48. The singer is capable of delicacy,[sentence dictionary] as well; the occasional pianissimo utterance takes you aback.

49. I was taken aback by the decor - vivid red, yellow and green geometric patterns screaming from every wall.

50. Intel was taken aback by the intensity of public anger.

51. I think he was a little taken aback by my response.

52. She was taken aback to realise just how far her reservations about seeing him had disappeared.

53. I was taken aback to find an elderly woman sitting inside the door of the men's room.

54. She appeared taken aback, as if she had only just realised that the pair of them were not alone.

55. I was, as a newly arrived curate, somewhat taken aback and went home to lick my wounds.

56. Maggie was too surprised, too taken aback to resist him.

57. Henry, taken aback, replied weakly that he had not had carnal relations with Anne's mother.

58. Perhaps it was too dark for Miriam to notice how Louise was taken aback by this remark, how she blushed.

59. He was taken aback by the turn of events.

60. He was taken aback by such inhospitality.

61. I was quite taken aback by the news.

62. He says they were taken aback by the vandalism.

63. The manager aback by his directness.

64. She was taken aback by his directness.

65. I "can not help but be taken aback, " I seem to have an adverse current momentum in blocking the like(), confidence decreased.

66. The ship came up into the wind with all yards aback.

67. He was taken aback, but he managed to remain calm.

68. Even the most skeptical visitor to Pepperberg's lab is sure to be taken aback by what the birds can do.

69. The report says government officials offered constructive yet vague assurances but were taken aback by Papuan demands for formal negotiations mediated by an international third party.

70. But he might be taken aback by the popular sympathy for his plight.

71. As soon as he finished, his supporters applauded vigorously, but most of the masses were taken aback and exchanged doubtful glances.

72. Guys in the class will generally be taken aback, and ask me how I know this.

73. Many would be taken aback to think that China, too, might experience its share of setbacks compared with the U.

74. You may be taken aback that a simple Windows program requires so much coding.

75. But he might be taken aback by the popular sympathy for his plight. So might the authorities: the case has become an embarrassment.

76. Don't be taken aback by my comments. I'm sorry for that.

77. When Mother and I got to the door of my dorm room, I was taken aback.

78. Derek was taken aback when a man answered the phone.

79. Fan Po - wen was taken aback at her reply : her indifference puzzled him.

80. When shown a picture of a musk deer, people are sure to be taken aback for a moment.

81. Even singer Rob Thomas of matchbox twenty - himself no stranger to screaming women - was taken aback.

82. UNHCR Public Health Chief of Section Paul Spiegel says he was taken aback by the very dire situation in Dollo.

83. As has become customary in the last few months, Ferrara is asked to compare Juventus to Inter: ?We know we are a good team and must not be taken aback by this evening's defeat.

84. However, after an unusual turn of events this week, Bryant was taken completely aback.

85. American allies were rather taken aback by the suddenness of this announcement.

86. Don't be taken aback by the size of the code -- it's mostly comments and declarations (the factorial function itself only has 16 instructions).

87. Rather taken aback by such forwardness, I slammed down the phone.

88. An American reader of translated Chinese poems may well be taken aback, even put off, by the frequency, as well as the sentimentality of the lament for home.

89. Descending into the new exhibition, hard-core science fiction fans may be taken aback at some of the work around them.

90. You should not be taken aback with some issues that might put you off at first reading.

91. Then, when you use them in real life, a normal person will react by immediately ceasing all hurtful behavior, and even mean people will be taken aback by your directness.