Sentence examples for stood surprised from inspiring English sources

He stood, surprised, and said something to the translator in Arabic.

He handed her the paper and stood, surprised to find himself so irritated at someone who seemed only to want to help him.

Cops on parade duty stood surprised as we performed our big gay street skit and busted Bradley out of jail again and again.

On the cover Mabelle, full length, stood looking sideways, surprised and ironical, elegantly choked by a hunting-stock, hair ruffled up as though she had just pulled a hat off, hand holding bunched-up gauntlets propped on a hip.

But I was still a little surprised when I was stood on the platform at Nunhead station, killing time by catching up on phone calls, speaking yn Gymraeg (in Welsh) when a man stood nearby glared angrily at me.

Last week, Japan, whose own economic weakness has stood out in contrast to China's ascent, surprised investors by announcing it would also step in to bolster Europe.

Conservative colleague Zac Goldsmith said he was "surprised" that Mrs Miller had not stood down.

"Hear that drummer?" He stood there, ear cocked toward the band, wearing an expression of surprised satisfaction.

They stood on the deck ringing its bell as a gaggle of surprised police officers came running.

No one would be more surprised to know this than Lacks (who, in her lifetime, stood about five feet tall).

Deputy Mayor Howard Wolfson, the mayor's top political adviser, stood in front of the building, sipping a Coke Zero, and looking surprised - and not especially thrilled - to see the reporters.