Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] occur to " in BNC.
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| 1 | As she comes to , outside the duty-free wristwatches , it suddenly occurs to her that she 's only ever had one holiday with Chris before , and that was three days in northern France . |
| 2 | Because it suddenly occurs to me that I might have been left alone to get on with this assignment if my divisional head had n't beamed in on my activities and seen something she did n't like in my relationship with Rainbow . |
| 3 | It suddenly occurs to me that it might be pure insanity to take this loan . |
| 4 | Not until I arrived on the 18th tee 1-down did it suddenly occur to me that I was on the point of losing . |
| 5 | Two blocks away from the house of her childhood it suddenly occurred to her that her mother might have left , that there might be strangers in the hallway , a different set of curtains hanging at the windows ; her father 's study might have been turned into a playroom for a new generation of North Oxford children , so different from herself in her prim Clark 's T-bar sandals that she would not be able to recognise her own infancy in theirs . |
| 6 | ‘ It suddenly occurred to me , ’ he says looking back , ‘ what if something serious happens there , or even a hint of something . |
| 7 | It suddenly occurred to them that he had not moved a muscle since they came in . |
| 8 | Then it suddenly occurred to one of the party that these must be the first set of revolving doors Hannah had ever encountered , so he leaned forward and set them moving . |
| 9 | It suddenly occurred to me that just as I wanted the boys to dress according to Western ideas when they were in London , so the Sheikha and Sheikha Grandmother would like me to dress according to their ideas of fashion when I was with them . |
| 10 | It suddenly occurred to me that I had been so busy enjoying myself on the Mantela that I had never even opened either of them . |
| 11 | I was driving on my way through beautiful scenery in Wales where I live and it suddenly occurred to me how this would all be altered in a nuclear war . |
| 12 | It suddenly occurred to Hazel that these desperate interruptions seemed to follow any question beginning " Where ? " |
| 13 | It suddenly occurred to Cissie that Beth had never spoken about her own parents . |
| 14 | It suddenly occurred to her that total disregard of her escapade was a very subtle punishment indeed . |
| 15 | And when I left home for the first time , it suddenly occurred to me that there was no reason why I should n't change it . |
| 16 | There was a little parapet going round the arcade and it suddenly occurred to Owen that it might provide a vantage-point from which he could more pleasantly monitor proceedings . |
| 17 | One of the kids asked about the foal and it suddenly occurred to me they 'd like to see all the mares , so I had them brought inside specially for visitors ' day . " |
| 18 | It suddenly occurred to her they could already be married . |
| 19 | Mm I had to go back it suddenly occurred to me I 've got the back door key but it might still have been bolted . |
| 20 | And it merely occurred to me , actually I was sitting in the unemployment benefit office and I said to them er er at one of my interviews , |
| 21 | It just occurs to me as I write that Chavasse in this matter is probably the unwilling mouthpiece of the Select Vestry : I daresay even that monstrous regiment of women , incarnated in Lily Ewart , is really at the bottom of it . |
| 22 | It just occurred to me that this was the day I was not meant to see ’ |
| 23 | Well it 's not an immediate problem , it just occurred to it 'd be nice to have you know I 've I 'm writing a list of the recordings as they come in and where they 've come from . |
| 24 | It just occurred to me that Tuesday would be another opportunity to talk to Julian , the guy who comes in and does the S U legal aid stuff . |
| 25 | ‘ Like I say , it just occurred to me . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ It just occurred to me you might like to … ’ ; |
| 27 | " It just occurred to me , " Graham said defensively . |
| 28 | It just occurred to me that not everyone got a chance to see the FA Youth Cup Final ! |
| 29 | ‘ It just occurred to me that you might have preferred to shop in the Via Veneto . |
| 30 | Er , it just occurred to my family . |