Example sentences of "[pers pn] occurred to [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The unremitting contempt had become unendurable , although it occurred to her for the first time that Luke might actually resent her . |
| 2 | It occurred to her for the first time that there were a couple of curious anomalies in her childhood . |
| 3 | It occurred to her for the first time that there was no sign of a car , apart from her own . |
| 4 | On waking , it occurred to her with renewed conviction that the experience of two days before might have been no more than a temporary aberration of an exhausted mind . |
| 5 | Because , it occurred to her with heart-stopping suddenness , the last thing in the world she wanted was to be around when Rohan Saint Yves married Antoinette — or anyone else . |
| 6 | ‘ It occurred to me at the time , ’ said Ian carefully , thinking that two could play at infant teaching , ‘ that it was candlelight , not , that is to say ’ — he managed contempt in his tone with no effort at all — ‘ electric light . ’ |
| 7 | It occurred to me for the first time that he might not know whether or not I 'd lost the baby . |
| 8 | It occurred to him for the first time that Celia would be a bad enemy , just as she was a good friend . |
| 9 | It occurred to him as a possibility , for instance , that , prior to being ‘ kept alive ’ for ten days , Dobson might first have been murdered . |
| 10 | It occurred to him with a sudden pang that this was now in jeopardy . |