It occurred to me for the first time that such a visit might have happened before.

It occurred to him, for the first time, that perhaps he had made a great mistake.

But it now occurred to us, for the first time, that we had no means of making a fire.

It occurred to me for the first time that truth was not the same as impulse.

It occurred to me for the first time that I was big.

Then it occurred to him for the first time that she might be worrying about her daughter.

It had occurred to him for the first time that none of them ever came to Texas.

It occurred to me for the first time that perhaps she hadn't been speaking of Roger.

One would have thought that this possibility now occurred to them for the first time.

Richard asked, as if the idea had just occurred to him for the first time.