1·She turned up the driveway, only to find her way blocked.
她开上自家车道，不料发现路已被堵。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·The manager got to the company in a hurry, only to find that he had left his laptop back at home.
经理匆忙赶到公司，结果却发现他把笔记本电脑忘在家里了。
3·I reached the station only to find that my train had already left.
我到了车站，却发现我要搭乘的火车已经开走了。
—— 《牛津词典》
4·My car broke down on the way to the airport, so I rushed there by taxi only to find my flight had been cancelled.
我的车在去机场的路上抛锚了，所以我乘出租车赶到那里，结果发现我的航班取消了。
5·He hurried there, only to find the train had left.
他匆匆赶到那里，却发现火车已经开走了。
6·I hurried to go to school only to find that it was Saturday.
我匆匆忙忙去上学，却发现那天是星期六。
7·I rushed all the way to school only to find that it was Saturday that day.
我一路跑去学校，不料那天是星期六。
8·The next morning the hunter woke up only to find himself lying next to a lion.
第二天早晨，猎人醒来，发现自己躺在一头狮子旁边。
9·Bob looked back only to find an old classmate whose name escaped him for the moment.
鲍勃往后一看，结果发现一个老同学，他的名字鲍勃一时想不起来了。
10·I was out of breath when I finally arrived at school, only to find that it was Saturday.
当我终于到学校的时候，我已经上气不接下气了，却发现那天是星期六。