unexpected bonus

collocation in English

meaningsofunexpectedandbonus

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unexpected
adjective
uk
/ˌʌn.ɪkˈspek.tɪd/us
/ˌʌn.ɪkˈspek.tɪd/
not ...
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bonus
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbəʊ.nəs/us
/ˈboʊ.nəs/
an extra amount of money that is given to you as a present or reward for good work as well as the money you ...
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(Definition ofunexpectedandbonusfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Anunexpectedbonusis that underfloor heating warms the walls as well as the floors, enhancing the cocoon-like quality.
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We are seeing who should actually get anunexpectedbonusat the end of their sentence.
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Why must local authorities not be given thatunexpectedbonus?
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It would be wrong to give them anunexpectedbonusat this stage of the year.
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This means that areas which are quite viable have anunexpectedbonus.
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It is therefore unfortunate that theunexpectedbonusreceived by pensioners should be taken away from them in the following year.
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Those who obtained an award as a result of that decision should rather count themselves lucky to have received anunexpectedbonus.
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It is quite understandable, therefore, that landlords and tenants wish to get the largest amount of thisunexpectedbonusthat they can.
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No doubt the totallyunexpectedbonusthat this clause, if unamended, would confer, would be highly welcome to a good number of people.
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There is no case for giving them thisunexpectedbonus, so we have excluded them.
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Both, quite naturally and understandably, wish, to get the largest amount of this ratherunexpectedbonusfor their own members.
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It is always a pleasure three years later to get anunexpectedbonus, but it is not something on which one can carry on a living.
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That was anunexpectedbonus.
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This was one of the firstunexpectedbonusbenefits of rabbit control (and subsequent eradication).
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That he also provides the audience with a high quality of comic entertainment is anunexpectedbonus.
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He was given permission not only for a desired primary school, but also for anunexpectedbonusa secondary school.
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Layton notes the instructions also produced anunexpectedbonus.
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It was steered toward the comet during the extended mission of the craft, and presented anunexpectedbonusfor the mission scientists.
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However, there was anunexpectedbonus.
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Anunexpectedbonusfrom the first image was determination of the locations, lengths, and makeups of some railroad trains, plus their speeds and directions of travel.
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