I quickly found out what he meant by his question.

I could not have been more surprised, then, by his next question.

He looked at her as if surprised by the question.

You could tell by her questions that she was new to an operation.

This is by far the most common question dying people and their families ask.

He looked up at her, as if startled by the question.

He appeared to be very little troubled by the question of fire.

This was not quite what the priest had meant by his question.

Parker looked at him, as if surprised by the question.

But you will not find the allies, usually, by mere questions.