For someone as startled as I was by this evidence of maturity, it's a miracle.
Chanderpaul's tempo remained unchanged until the 17th over when, as if startled into life with a cattle prod, he hit paceman Steve Harmison for a four and a six in the same over.
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Sometimes they're startled, as when the MPAA slapped the sad, thoughtful "Blue Valentine" with an NC-17, which meant it couldn't play in many theaters, be advertised in many newspapers or probably be nominated for Oscars.
Might this not have worked better, and conjured more startled outrage, as a mock documentary on TV?
She had been sitting very still, like a startled doe, as if stillness might enable her to remain unscrutinized.
Kaitlyn Fonzi, a 20-year-old biology student who lived in the apartment directly below, said she was startled by loud music as she was preparing to go to sleep.
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And every now and again, there was a squawk and a splash as a heron or egret rushed startled into the night.
The man, who identified himself only as "Joe, " said he was startled to hear Zazi was under investigation.
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The bus startled a herd of yaks who stampeded off the road like sheep as we approached.
Brad was startled by the sight of two young women embracing, before they began to converse, as if renewing a long-neglected acquaintance.
As he emerged from the columns of books surrounding his desk, he seemed almost meek and startled even though he had postponed our interview by over half an hour.
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