I was somewhat startled by the questions put from outside.

He looked up, somewhat startled, to see a girl standing in the doorway.

Still somewhat startled by her results, she says, "Nobody can say no to me anymore."

Though somewhat startled to learn that your lord had passed us by, we should have come immediately.

However, he was somewhat startled by the sober determination with which she spoke of leaving home.

The mage looked at him, somewhat startled by the compliment.

He looked at his watch, and was somewhat startled to see that it was only a little after twelve.

Owen looked at Richard, somewhat startled by the question.

"I was somewhat startled by the numbers," he said.

Somewhat startled by her knowledge of the lieutenant's record, he covered his surprise with a sly smile.