The phrase occurs in popular discussions of Lovecraft's connection to the region.

A phrase of Eddie's occurred to him: All bets are off.

This phrase had occurred to me in the warmth of composition without any application.

The phrase does not actually occur in that book, however.

Despite the title, the phrase "wild goose nation" occurs only once, in the first verse.

The phrase does not occur in the Bible, and it has frequently been criticized.

The phrase "slippery as an eel" suddenly occurred to Kirk.

Postpositional phrases may occur either before or after the verb.

The phrase "the best they could" occurred several times.

The latter two phrases occur one after the other near the end of the treatise.