Only gradually did the meaning of what they saw penetrate their consciousness.

Physical pain began to penetrate 110's consciousness, distracting him from the thoughts he was only now beginning to process.

Nothing seemed to penetrate Violet's consciousness as she waited for the fight to start.

The shouts of the men fighting the fire didn't seem to penetrate his consciousness.

The sounds penetrated my consciousness as if from a distance.

The words, uttered, he now realized, for the third time, finally penetrated his consciousness.

But the real Democratic field has barely penetrated their consciousness, according to the telephone survey of 1,376 adults.

It took a while for the character of the stone to penetrate her consciousness.

With an effort she roused herself to see what it was that penetrated her consciousness.

The call was so low that it took a second or two for it to penetrate his consciousness.