As we went inside, we were taken aback by the emptiness that was left behind.
Already the army's been taken aback by overtures to India made by Mr Zardari.
She said she was "quite taken aback" because Philpott showed no emotion about seeing them.
He said he was "taken aback" that he had since received thousands of messages of support.
What did take us aback is that it now includes S Pen handwriting recognition.
When the French looked like supporting the deal, the German negotiators were taken aback.
Meanwhile, the Kettering scholars seem taken aback by questions designed to quantify their impact.
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But one airline executive said he had been taken aback by the extent of the investigation.
Still, America has admitted that it was taken aback by the persistence of militants.
Alex, a 12-year-old who had travelled with his family from Perth in Western Australia, was taken aback.
Richard Ottaway, the member of parliament for Coulsden, was taken aback by Meredith's funeral at Croydon Minster.
Sitting on stage before a hundred or so students, Mr. Larijani looks taken aback and says nothing.
Midfielder Frank Lampard said he and his team-mates have been taken aback by the speed of Cech's return.
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At first, President Bush was taken aback by the request, but he soon agreed to use the pen.
Duckworth was taken aback by the women's plight: 98% lack formal papers or citizenship and 79% are illiterate.
Mr McGlion said he had been taken aback as the events spread across the country over several days.
" She said she was so taken aback that "I almost walked past George Clooney without hugging him.
Looking back at all he and his wife have achieved in three years, Moali is quietly taken aback.
He was taken aback, having been certain that the human genome would be unlike that of any other species.
All that said, we aback to the question my dad would have asked.
The American officials appear to be taken aback by Putin's tough tone, but they shouldn't have been too surprised.
Byron Dorgan, D-North Dakota, said he was taken aback by the president's comments.
But Trobaugh says that when things didn't go well after her surgery, she was taken aback by Adams' response.
The bank was taken aback by the amount of money, sophistication and willingness to save in the informal economy.
Unfortunately, most of those taken aback by recent events have focused attention on the symptoms rather than the disease.
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This took us aback at first, but it made sense upon further consideration.
Taken aback, I had mumbled that it could be three million or so.
As I said, the other members of the Quartet were taken aback, really, by Russia's invitation to Hamas last month.
Fast Track was so taken aback by its success it is even considering taking payments online through its own website.
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"In the circumstances, I thought they would understand and was taken aback when the charge came through, " Mr James said.
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