1.   A sudden flash of inspiration came to him.

2.   Nick spotted it by the sudden flash of light on its chassis, then put it from his mind.

3.   They were startled by a sudden flash in the sky.

4.   We saw a sudden flash of blinding light.

5.   He had a sudden flash of inspiration.

6.   A sudden flash of lightning lit everything up for a second.

7.   I can knit, thought Leonora with a sudden flash of self-knowledge.

8.   Federal aviation safety investigators believe the sudden light flashes are from potentially deadly laser lights.

9.   I can imagine how the sudden flash of blue steel and shots at close range would move things briskly along.

10.   Mostly, King remembers uncertainty, sudden flashes of the firing of weapons.