我以为他会来，反而他没有来。
wǒ yǐwéi tā huì lái ， fǎnér tā méiyǒu lái 。
I thought he would come, but on the contrary, he did not come.
她原本想请假，反而在工作上更努力了。
tā yuánběn xiǎng qǐngjià ， fǎnér zài gōngzuò shàng gēng nǔlì le 。
She originally wanted to take a leave, but instead, she worked even harder.
我以为他会生气，反而对我非常包容。
wǒ yǐwéi tā huì shēngqì ， fǎnér duì wǒ fēicháng bāoróng 。
I thought he would be angry, but on the contrary, he was very tolerant of me.