Sentence examples for it occurred to someone from inspiring English sources

Earlier this spring, however, it occurred to someone in the Mayor's campaign that Ellis Island would be a wonderfully convenient place for a fund raiser.

A few years ago, it occurred to someone that the church's gated terrace would make a nice spot for lunch or a beer.

It was all rather stiff and formal, another group of dignitaries calling in on the music classes, until it occurred to someone to give the English visitor a cello.

He'd written a TV column for the Sun, covering for a holidaying Garry Bushell, and it occurred to someone with a tick that Hill's opinions about telly might work on telly.

The sirens used to be operated by members of the Fire Department, but when it occurred to someone that in an emergency all the fireman in the city might be out fighting fires, the duty was handed over to the police.

After he was admitted to the hospital, it occurred to someone to test his bagpipes to see whether they were the source of his HP.

When will it occur to someone to fight innovation with innovation — to think different?

Only when their leader is murdered does it occur to someone that the tribe might own something of value.

We all know death is inevitable; nevertheless when it occurs to someone as tremendous as Tom, it is really hard to fathom and leaves me in great agony.

Certainly it must have occurred to someone at Nokia that disassembling your N-Gage every time you wanted to change games could result in N-Gage parts sliding between the seat cushions of a car or falling to the floor during a bumpy subway ride.

And, frankly, it should have long ago occurred to someone, somewhere in the planning process, that many people find the treatment of circus animals unacceptable.