It did not occur to him to use his hands for this task.
Only then did it occur to her to use the Marlows in the book.
"There are the people who know what the lane is for, and it would never occur to them to use it," she says.
He added, "It's like saying it would never have occurred to us to use the mass media in our campaign."
"In fact, it never occurred to me to use a horse for anything except food - until now."
Because who knew when it would occur to somebody to use the goddam elevator again.
The idea occurred to Horne to use the storm as cover.
Why had it never occurred to him to use it for more than carving?
Finally it occurred to him to use his Talent.