“I watch, with amazement, athletes making demands on their bodies in ways I would never dream possible.”

“A crash of musketry followed, and when the smoke lifted there sat Washington, to the amazement of all, unharmed.”

“The crowd then watched in amazement as he freed himself in six and a half minutes.”

“Despite such amazements, the new burlesque is not a revolutionary development but a late outgrowth of postmodern art.”

“We saw, among other amazements, Tutankhamun's throne, made of wood and batten panels of gold, and his foot stool, carved with the subjugated figures of his vassal states.”

“If this sounds interesting and a bit weird, you can find out more in The Lawn Road Flats: Spies, Writers and Artists, a book whose various amazements mostly compensate for its rather plodding style.”