I happen to have a thing for artichokes, as Aaron can attest to after he watched me eat the leftovers from the jar and asked with slight shock in his voice, «Did you just eat that artichoke heart whole?» (picklesnhoney.com)
I'm sure it'll be a slight shock to be back in a routine again after a couple of years of freedom, but I'm sure you'll get used to it pretty quickly. (financialsamurai.com)
Skimpole lives in the pages of Charles Dickens» Bleak House; he made his first appearance 140 years ago, yet those who are acquainted with the principal hierophants of New Age spirituality may receive more than a slight shock of recognition: He was.... (firstthings.com)