21.   The next thing I knew, I was lying face down on the pavement.

22.   The next thing I knew, it was dark and I was lying in the beach cold and sick and sore.

23.   The next thing I realized was just how much fat an eggplant can soak up.

24.   The next thing she knew, she was lying sprawled across the pavement.

25.   The next thing she remembered was being woken up and told the house was on fire.

26.   The next thing was that he wanted her to hold the bulge.

27.   The room is the next best thing to being outside.

28.   We went to the bookshelves to find the next best thing.

29.   When original composition is too demanding, translation, sometimes with original additions, is the next best thing.