Then, what he wanted to say flashed through his mind.
The name flashed through her mind but went no further.
I didn't say what flashed through my head, but it was short and to the point.
The thought flashed through him that this was the most alone person he'd ever known.
The question hardly had time to flash through his mind before the thing was upon him.
It flashed through his mind not to open the door - let them break in.
There was no way to share with him the thought that had suddenly flashed through her mind.
All of these thoughts flashed through David's mind in a second.
It flashed through his mind that he was going to die!
All those things flash through his mind in ten seconds.
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