Gomez didn't think she'd ever seen that before, and, for a moment, was mildly startled to hear Gold speaking to Picard in such a fashion.

I was mildly startled to realize that at this point, my relatives were in fact near Compiègne.

They separated, and Jean Grandier began to walk back toward his office, mildly startled by the sudden rush of energy he felt inside.

Mildly startled by his success, he glanced at her.

He turned to look for a chair and was mildly startled to see that Mr. Homn was sliding one in behind him.

He was mildly startled to hear the sound of his own voice speaking for the first time, and how slowly the words formed.

Jubal was mildly startled to see, a moment later, what Patricia meant by that.

"If he died now, I could take it," she said and then seemed to consider the thought she had just spoken aloud, as if mildly startled.

She turned to Celia and was mildly startled to see that her friend was staring at the building with an uneasy look on her pretty face.

He was mildly startled to see us.