Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] occurred to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So our problem is understanding why it should have ever occurred to God that we needed redeeming , saving , restoring , in such a radical way . |
| 2 | This point had already occurred to Loretta , who was doing some rapid calculations . |
| 3 | It had not occurred to Nutty how accustomed they had become to the steamy swimming baths and the seventy-five degree water . |
| 4 | This conclusion had not occurred to Derek , but it was true nonetheless . |
| 5 | It had not occurred to Melissa that Madame Gebrec would even remember her invitation , let alone wish it to stand , but there was no doubt of her sincerity as she said , ‘ No , not this evening , but another time , please . |
| 6 | It had not occurred to Richard Branson , even in his wildest dreams , to own an airline . |
| 7 | Smoke was now pouring thickly from the doorway and it had just occurred to Rocky that no enemy personnel had as yet put in an appearance , when Larsen came stumbling out , eyes streaming , one arm hugging his daughter protectively , shotgun dangling from his free hand . |
| 8 | Looking back on that moment , it had often occurred to Shiona that it had marked the path that their future relationship was to take . |
| 9 | So it had n't occurred to Folly to ask her assistant if Luke had been in . |
| 10 | Until now the possibility had n't occurred to Godolphin — he 'd been too preoccupied by the secret that he 'd lived with most of his adult life — but it was an intriguing , and disturbing , thought . |
| 11 | It still had n't occurred to Lucien that more than likely Caringolat did n't care . |
| 12 | It had never occurred to Joni that on the cross Jesus was unable to move , virtually paralysed . |
| 13 | It had never occurred to Howarth that the six senior staff sitting awkwardly around his table in the candlelight , unmellowed even by the wine , would see the whole occasion as an elaborate gastronomic charade designed to demonstrate his social and intellectual superiority . |
| 14 | It is clearly related to learning , but whereas learning is a matter of accepting and understanding ideas which others have already promulgated , scientific discovery involves the acceptance and understanding of ideas which have not occurred to others , or which have not been published by others . |