But all that said, when I actually saw the PlayBook, the device truly took me by surprise.

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But the year wrapped up with a surgery that took me by surprise.

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One thing that took me by surprise when setting up the service is how Eventbrite's branding is all over the place.

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Their responses took me by surprise and drove my decision making.

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"Which took me by surprise, " he said.

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Frankly, the call took me by surprise.

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So, you know, it took me really by surprise, because I've conducted the Baltimore Symphony regularly, increasingly since my debut, and we've always had a great relationship, and I've loved working with the musicians.

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It took me completely by surprise.

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