Example sentences of "[verb] not occurred to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had not occurred to Nutty how accustomed they had become to the steamy swimming baths and the seventy-five degree water . |
| 2 | This conclusion had not occurred to Derek , but it was true nonetheless . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | It had not occurred to Richard Branson , even in his wildest dreams , to own an airline . |
| 5 | 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 . |