Example sentences of "it [vb past] to him [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It occurred to him for the first time that Celia would be a bad enemy , just as she was a good friend . |
| 2 | It occurred to him as a possibility , for instance , that , prior to being ‘ kept alive ’ for ten days , Dobson might first have been murdered . |
| 3 | It occurred to him with a sudden pang that this was now in jeopardy . |
| 4 | It came to him as a Revelation , descending upon his mind in all its complex glory , that there was a man in the City in need of his help , and that the man — his name did n't matter-would free everyone as this awakening had freed him . |
| 5 | Leon Kennedy slumped in his chair , laughing , and it came to him with the same elegance as movement . |
| 6 | It came to him in a flash . |
| 7 | It came to him in a flash . |
| 8 | It came to him in the small hours . |
| 9 | Every time he heard the sacred name pronounced by this strange voice , Henri thrilled with joy ; it seemed to him like a voice from beyond the grave , something mysterious and superhuman . |
| 10 | It felt to him like an hour before Nutty stopped Midnight again . |