amaze

Used with why or when

• when: He told The Rockall Times he had decided to stand as part of a pub bet and was amazed when he actually won.

Object

• crowd: The Pitts Special and Sukhoi 26 from the Road Angel Team will amaze the crowds.
• audience: When you book Marc you are getting a performer of the highest quality who is guaranteed to amaze any audience.
• everyone: Ferguson amazes everyone in the stadium by doing something that nobody in British football expected.

Preposition: at

• generosity: I never cease to be amazed at the generosity of our fundraisers.
• sight: They will also doubtless recall being amazed at the first sight of his unique, immaculate handwriting.
• amount: I've been amazed at the amount of lovely messages I've received over the months from everyone at Jo's.
• speed: We were amazed at the speed of her recovery once she had been carried down the hill.
• difference: I was amazed at the huge difference in their stock to applicants ratio.

Infinitive complement

• discover: The couple said they were amazed to discover such a big operation would bother with a small shop 80 miles away.
• hear: Making our way back to the car, we were amazed to hear a continuous noise which sounded like rain.
• find: We were amazed to find such a variety of bird species.
• see: The children are amazed to see the water turning into wine.
• realize: As yet I was too amazed to realize how all my expectations had been upset.

Modifying Another Word

• constantly: I am constantly amazed at the new things I've learned during my year in London.
• frankly: I wasn't a fan of that film at all, and was frankly amazed at the success it enjoyed.
• absolutely: I am absolutely amazed by the transformation of myself.
• utterly: Mrs Goode commented, ' I've only ever won a bottle of wine in a raffle so I'm utterly amazed!
• continually: We are continually amazed just how much can be raised from left over holiday money.
• totally: Believe me, once you see a shark just off the coast in Britain you will be totally amazed.