He had expected something good, but what lay inside the case was still a happy surprise.

"The fact that it's turned out to be a modest business is a happy surprise."

It was a great and happy surprise to discover that, grown up, I might again enjoy them.

Another happy surprise was the salad growing inside my cold frame.

So every time I advanced it was a happy surprise.

There will be no happy surprises this season, only high expectations.

I think it is not good to have surprises for an old person, even a happy surprise.

One happy surprise was the new generation of young professionals he discovered working in his own field.

Further, we have been given some money to spend on journalists - another happy surprise.

Dundee spread his hands and looked around in happy surprise.