I think we were all taken aback by the impact that Peter's illness and death had on the broader organization. As much as we knew Peter was stitched into the fabric of ABC News, I don't think we understood the extent of it.
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We were somewhat taken aback. Normally, what we see after a very busy holiday travel season is demand dropping off. Unfortunately, this year, we're seeing just the opposite.
We go into that Florida game (on Jan. 7) flying pretty high, got the No. 5 team in the country in here, it's Florida, and I was taken aback (how small the crowd was).
I came over and she told me she was planning to admit herself the next day, ... I was kind of taken aback. I asked her if she wanted to reschedule, but she didn't want to. She wanted the company. Or maybe the hospital didn't take admissions on Sundays.
I've never really been star struck. I was a little bit taken aback when I was doing a chat show recently and I was sat in the make-up chair chatting to a guy say next to me but I couldn't look round and see who it was, it was only when I got up I realised it had been Bryan Adams I'd been talking to!
I get female groupies, but I don't get male groupies. I have women who offer to sleep with me all the time. But not men. They're all talk and nay action -- as we'd say in Scotland. If I go anywhere near most of our male following, they are freaked. Absolutely freaked. I think my height has got a lot to do with it. I'm really tall. I'm five-eight, and with heels, I'm six foot, so people are like. 'Whoa, Amazon' People are a wee taken aback by that 'cause I think people expect me to be small.
When I first came to New York and saw Italian families and their displays of affection, I was taken aback a bit because it was uninhibited.
It was really weird. I think we were all taken aback. Because it was done, it was over. Give (New Jersey) credit for coming back. They're rolling.
In Canada 'Water' has catered to an all-white audience. And they were completely taken aback. If I have to reach to a global audience I'd rather do it through a film on an Indian theme like 'Water'.
We were a little taken aback when Patti put the audience in their place, ... But she backed those words up, didn't she.
Most of us, when we were told that, were kind of taken aback. Then, everybody kind of got that team attitude and got behind it.
People are taken aback by a confident, pretty girl who knows what she wants in life and isn't going to let anyone get in her way. And you know what it's all about? Jealousy.
I'm always taken aback by the affection that this area shows toward my father. I feel the affection too.
I think we're all in shock right now. It's really weird right now. We're all taken aback and a little bit in shock because it was done. It was over. Give the Devils credit for coming back when the game was on the line. They're rolling.
Frankly, we're taken aback by the decision, ... This project has faced legal and other challenges over the years and has always ultimately come out ahead.
When Jon first left, we were taken aback. He made a decision that was based and predicated on what was best for him and his family. We understood it the best we could, and we moved on.