Kollokation
He looked a bit taken aback, as if he'd expected something else from her.
But I was a good bit taken aback by what she said.
Should I return a second time to see her taken aback by my new data?
I was taken aback, and could think of nothing to say.
The man had never been turned down and was taken aback.
She could tell he was taken aback by the news.
He was also too taken aback to come up with anything deep.
By the look on her face, she was no little taken aback.
The man did not seem to be taken aback by her words.
When the man comes home, I am always taken aback.
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