I WAS ASTONISHED TO FIND IT WAS 6 CLOCK vs I WAS STAGGERED TO FIND IT WAS 6 CLOCK

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• I was astonished to find out from my Christian-Democratic counterparts that pregnancy is a purely female issue.
• I was astonished to hear Mrs Breyer speaking again and asking questions.
• A few days ago I was astonished to find that people in Poland were able to go shopping in Ikea until 8 p.m. on 1 May, which was not only Labour Day, but also a Sunday.
• Mr President, I was astonished to see that my name is not on the record of attendance.
• I was astonished to learn that customs authorities and market-surveillance bodies have hitherto known next to nothing of each other's activities.
• I was astonished to hear the speech just given by my colleague from the Greens.
• But I got the new Libra poster, and I started to read my new Libra horoscope, and I was astonished to find that it was also totally me.
• And then when I was 21, I came back from college and was astonished to see how much he'd learnt in those three years.
• Turning to the report, I was astonished to read in recital C that 'the EU is not only a free trade area'.
• I was astonished to note that this decision takes into account the ultraperipheral region status of certain regions only, ignoring others, including the Azores Autonomous Region.
• Madam President, I was astonished to read in the press the outcome of the negotiations by the Conference of Presidents to decide the winner of the Sakharov Prize.
• I was astonished to hear an interview of a young girl: Why are you blowing us up?
• I was astonished to note that the Network of the European Cities of Culture and Cultural Months (ECCM) was the only one of several dozen organisations not to receive funding from the European Commission.
• I tell you, it was something so sinister that I was astonished he could do it every day.
• I was sort of astonished to find out how many I have actually.
• "Until I asked her to please stop doing it" "and was astonished to find..."
• "You see, I was astonished to see him in Baghdad when I have an appointment with him tonight in Samarra."
• I have to say to Mr Schulz, who I was astonished to hear just now claiming that the Services Directive appeared to be a triumph of orthodoxy, that miracle was actually achieved by serious work to produce a liberalising free market directive.
• I was astonished by his opening political statement.
• I was astonished by the depths of its blues.

Some examples from the web:

• It was lost many years ago during the I have managed to find it.
• It was felt that a young institution should have time to find its feet.
• And someone... who I was supposed to find it with.
• It's as though I was meant to find it.
• I was surprised to find it there.
• I was up all night trying to find it.
• I was surprised to find it on fire.
• I was staggered, but I didn't know then... how much reason I had to be.
• Both of us were running on fumes, but I was staggered the Jag had even got this far.
• Diana said she left her clerical job to join the army only "to find it was just as boring".
• Louis, whatever it was that he buried, we need to find it.
• I didn't say I was looking for the cure, but I can tell you where to find it.
• I was hiding it because I didn't want you to find it and ask questions.
• I just wish I wasn't relying on your sense of smell to find it.
• You know, I used to find it insulting that I was barred from your special, little club, but now I realize...
• I was as surprised as you to find it locked.
• I was lucky to find it on such short notice.
• I was a little surprised to find it In your local liquor store sandwiched between The 12-pack and the neon mudflap girl.
• 'I was staggered by the speed of my Magnum!'
• So I am not surprised to find it was not even present to listen to this appeal and that it seems to be fairly indifferent to Parliament's reform project.