Suddenly, an idea flashed into his mind, something that might save him.

A sudden thought flashed into his mind and was out in words before he could stop it.

Still more decisions flash into a director's mind before he makes a decision to cut to a new angle.

I looked at him, and then of a sudden his name flashed back into my mind.

Easy to say but hard to do, for it suddenly flashed into my mind that I might be in the wrong room.

Those were the very words that flashed into my mind.

A dozen questions flashed into my mind, all beginning with "how."

It flashed into her mind that she wanted him to.

I sat down in the chair across from her and an image flashed into my mind.

The full horror of what had happened flashed into my mind.