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  1. 29-Jun-2006, 08:28 #1
    hujiang
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    Default puzzled

    I come across a strange sentence :"I got on the bus and who should be sitting in front of me but Tony!"I can't understand the part following "and".It seems wrong to me.help me oet,thanks!
  2. 30-Jun-2006, 06:18 #2
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    Default Re: puzzled

    It means that it was a surprise to see Tony on the bus.
  3. 30-Jun-2006, 06:24 #3
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    Default Re: puzzled

    The sentence is OK. It means the narrator was surprised to see Tony.
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