Example sentences of "[noun] on [det] occasion " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I know McCallen had a quick time late last night when he took the Honda out in the 250cc practice with the number crossed out but , of course , his speed on that occasion was purely unofficial . ’ |
| 2 | Between then and 1872 Millend was advertised for sale by auction on several occasions . |
| 3 | Breeze never forgot Roger 's kindness on that occasion . |
| 4 | Looking at this another way , we could say that Sue , in the course of her working day , altered her linguistic persona on many occasions in order to present the persona most appropriate to her dealings with her current interlocutor . |
| 5 | Bradlaugh 's efforts to enrol the courts on his side on this occasion foundered on the rock of parliamentary privilege ( see below , pp.113–19 ) ( Bradlaugh v Gossett ( 1884 ) 12 QBD 271 ) . |
| 6 | made it down the right hand side , he 's wearing number eleven but he came down the right hand side on this occasion and er a deep cross , he pulled it back brilliantly and who 'd missed that earlier header was there and could n't really miss on this occasion , but it was a fine header by him . |
| 7 | No agreement was reached between the two parties on this occasion , but discussions continued throughout 1924 and into 1925 . |
| 8 | It was possible to present Franco as a bulwark against foreign malice because , in the course of its history , Spain had been invaded or its fortunes adversely affected by foreigners on many occasions . |
| 9 | He also mentions writing to Pyne on another occasion . |
| 10 | Given recent scandals about absenteeism in hospitals of many types and sizes in Italy , the carabinieri are doing spot and frequent checks — in one hospital in Naples recently , only 40% of the relevant medical and nursing staff were actually in … and , as a result on that occasion , about 80 people were arrested and charged with absenteeism and dereliction of duty . |
| 11 | The two candidates on this occasion were Achille Bonito Oliva , famous for having defined and supported the Transavanguardia movement , and Germano Celant , currently curator of Contemporary Art at the Guggenheim in New York , who was the chief proponent of Arte Povera in the 1960s . |
| 12 | An actor who had written to Meredith on many occasions — always enclosing , as his wife was at pains to point out , his page number in Spotlight and a stamped addressed envelope , without ever once receiving so much as an acknowledgement in return — was unfortunately dead . |
| 13 | ( A team-mate on that occasion was Alex Jackson , Chapman 's last sign at Huddersfield , who scored three of the five goals . ) |
| 14 | I have seen Annabelle acting in school plays/ at the drama club on many occasions but today she does n't need to act , she has a starring role . |
| 15 | It has invaded Angola on several occasions , and has launched punitive raids on alleged African National Congress ( ANC ) bases in a number of neighbouring countries . |
| 16 | Because it takes so long for blood alcohol levels to fall , it 's easy for someone who drinks ‘ modestly ’ at lunch time and after work to go over the limit , even though he may take only four units on each occasion . |
| 17 | The court heard Pinnell , now of Halsway Cottage , Crowcombe , Taunton , Somerset , had taken the car on several occasions but on the last one crashed it into a dry stone wall . |
| 18 | This was whether they should present themselves to the voters as a continuation of the Thatcher governments ; or claim that the election of John Major represented such a fundamental break with what had gone before that there was no need for voters to respond to the classical call of opposition on such occasions : ‘ Time for a change . ’ |
| 19 | As a new member of Alec 's staff in 1957 , I was grateful to Basil and his art colleagues for welcoming me and inviting , me to take part in their weekend courses at Woolley on many occasions . |
| 20 | In the first annual report of the medical superintendent it was reported that it had not been necessary to use the padded cell on any occasion , despite the fact that many patients had been admitted handcuffed , leg iron locked or bound with cords and chains . |
| 21 | This magnificent donation has lightened the Society 's financial worries on this occasion . |
| 22 | It 's not often that sponsorship pays off so handsomely , and Pick-popper Sanderson Electronics Plc must be feeling pretty pleased with itself , getting to both cup finals : its local team , Sheffield Wednesday , whose players bear the Sanderson name on their breasts , will be contesting the League Cup this weekend and the FA Cup in May — against Arsenal on both occasions . |
| 23 | If you find that this expansion is really necessary for the same sub-topic on several occasions , you may be sure this is an important and perhaps developing aspect of the subject , and therefore one deserving more than normal attention . |
| 24 | However , Minton 's most appreciative critic on this occasion was the Marxist John Berger : ‘ One senses Jamaica as a definite place in these pictures — the alternating dryness and dampness of the vegetation , the nights of unreal moonlight , the false animation of the people in the wooden cafés beneath Coca Cola advertisements and naked light bulbs . |
| 25 | Captain Swan was the trainer on that occasion and Charlie then moved on to the Kevin Prendergast yard where he had to give up Flat racing because of a sharp rise in his weight following an accident . |
| 26 | ‘ The credit normally goes to the trainer on these occasions , ’ said Prescott . |
| 27 | The Embassy 's letter , from Zvi Rav — Ner , information counsellor , stated that Mr Nathan was charged with breaking the law after having met Arafat on several occasions in 1990 and 1991 . |
| 28 | Men with £3 — £4 were probably smallholders , but , although £2 attracted the same rate of tax , men at this level tended to overlap with those beneath , their assessments being reduced to £1 on some occasions . |
| 29 | One balade , addressed to ‘ Maister Carpenter ’ , has come down in his own hand , with a marginal list showing that the poem , which is a begging letter , could be recycled , and addressed to a new recipient on each occasion . |
| 30 | Admittedly the enemy on this occasion was not Napoleon . |