Examples of 'next thing i knew i' in a sentence

Meaning of "next thing i knew i"

next thing i knew i: This expression is commonly used to reflect surprises, sudden realizations, or unexpected occurrences in a chronological sequence. It signifies a change or revelation that the speaker has quickly come to understand or acknowledge

How to use "next thing i knew i" in a sentence

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next thing i knew i
Next thing I knew I was in the back of the class with a guy who ate paste.
Of this meat and the next thing I knew I had bought two cases.
Next thing I knew I was in the middle of a bigbattle somewhere.
I fired the Tommy gun and the next thing I knew I was down on the deck.
Next thing I knew I woke up in the middle of a field.
I told the guys, then the next thing I knew I had to slow down the car.
Next thing I knew I was in the hospital room doing brain surgery.
I was walking along, and the next thing I knew I was on the ground.
The next thing I knew I was in it up to my neck in wood.
I saw things moving, and the next thing I knew I was at home.
The next thing I knew I was standing on a chair in my office.
He told me I could be a model … so next thing I knew I was swinging around the pole.
Next thing I knew I was in the jaws of a nine foot tiger shark.
And then he hit me with that rock. Next thing I knew I woke up blindfolded.
The next thing I knew I was carrying the bodies to the boat.

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I got a letter saying Uncle Kevin had died, next thing I knew I was painting, could not stop.
And next thing I knew I woke up stuck under a pile of corpses.
I hit something . " And the next thing I knew I was in the water.
Next thing I knew I was no longer relying on you for my enjoyment.
I was walking alone, and the next thing I knew I woke up face-down in the snow.
The next thing I knew I woke up in the hospital wearing a neck brace.
Yes . Then the next thing I knew I was sitting in a car between two men.
The next thing I knew I was climbing out of the window of the loo.
I hit the ground, and next thing I knew I would burrowed 50 feet underneath the pavement.
Next thing I knew I was outside and ran into those nice young men.
Then the next thing I knew I was sitting in a car between two men.
Next thing I knew I was on the bus with him and the band.
And the next thing I knew I was hanging upside down in a burning helicopter.
Next thing I knew I felt like someone was slicing my chest open with a knife.
And the next thing I knew I had batter all over the kitchen.
Next thing I knew I was being asked whether the contract has been cancelled.
And the next thing I knew I was grounded from having friends over.
Next thing I knew I was being trotted out to state dinners, political rallies.
And the next thing I knew i was on the floor . I remember every bit of it.
Next thing I knew I was walking down the street and around the block!
And the next thing I knew I was sitting in a chair in the post-op room.
Next thing I knew I was getting sued by the landlord . I could not pay the hospital bill.
The next thing I knew I jumped on top of him and started wailing on him.
The next thing I knew I was looking at them from the other side of the kitchen.
The next thing I knew I was floating towards a light hidden behind the clouds.
The next thing i knew i was running around in my own past, man.
The next thing I knew I was waking up in a hospital bed, bleary and disoriented.
Next thing I knew I was a … what did you call it?
The next thing I knew I was telling her the whole thing . ".

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