But as he saw them lying there on the ground, another phrase came to his mind.

He tried to remember it; only one phrase came to mind.

She could not understand all they shouted, but one phrase came clear.

A phrase he had used in the train came back to him.

The phrase came into common use in the late 1970s or early 1980s.

A phrase the younger man had learned came to mind.

A phrase from his book came to the mind of the officer.

A phrase came into her head for no particular reason.

The phrase came again into his head: Simple knows best.

It is not exactly known how the phrase came to be.