1.   And it hit me like a thunderbolt.

2.   As I was doing the project management part of my presentation today it hit me like a ton of bricks.

3.   Inspiration hit me like a bolt from the blue on the way home.

4.   Miracle recovery, hit me like a ton of bricks and then it was over in nothing flat, blah blah blah.

5.   Terror suddenly hit her like an iron arrow in the breastbone and her throat seized up and she choked.

6.   The news of her accident hit me like a ton of bricks.

7.   The idea hit her like a thunderbolt.

8.   Then it all hit him like a wet bale of hay.