Example sentences of "[pron] on [det] occasion " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 're trying to do things which on many occasions we 're actually doing things which are done at university with them , in a simplified form , of course , but just to give them this perspective , this view of physics . |
| 2 | For new short-term borrowings ( which on several occasions rose above £100 millions ) the BEA were charged bank rate ( or only slightly more ) : this rose from 2 per cent under Labour to 4 per cent in March 1952 , falling slightly in the following years , but rising again and , from February 1955 never falling below the 4 per cent level . |
| 3 | People not directly involved with a particular team can contribute suggestions which on several occasions have proved to be helpful . ’ |
| 4 | Lincoln , which on several occasions was totally exempted from paying , seems to have been one of the worst affected ( 71 ; 77 , pp.272–3 ) . |
| 5 | Man 's early faith in the original ‘ god ’ forerunners came from the apparent success which on some occasions appeared to attend the involvement of them in the troubles that beset him . |
| 6 | The Disciplinary Committee does , however , have the power to withdraw practising certificates , which on this occasion it decided not to do . |
| 7 | Tail-end Charlie in the formation was a small float-plane owned but Bernhard Bergersen which on this occasion was being flown by his son . |
| 8 | The following year Edward warded off the papal demand for payment by invoking his obligation — in matters affecting the crown — to consult his parliament , the meeting of which on this occasion was unavoidably delayed . |
| 9 | It is sufficient that the custom was established in the market in which on this occasion the buyer bought from the seller . |
| 10 | It was attended by Foreign Ministers and delegates from the 35 CSCE countries , namely every European country except Albania ( which on this occasion was represented as an observer ) , Canada , the Soviet Union and the United States . |
| 11 | The outcome in this patient suggests that the delay in diagnosis and hence starting effective antibiotic treatment may have given rise to the abnormality in both the humoral response and T cell function , which on this occasion may have contributed to the development of an associated extraintestinal lymphoma . |
| 12 | In contrast to the Woodchester mosaic , that from Barton Farm has only two circular bands ( which on this occasion enclose a central roundel ) . |
| 13 | What passed between you on that occasion ? ’ |
| 14 | Erm and also from er Alan MP from he er thanked us for inviting er him here today but he says , unfortunately I already have a previous engagement in London , and so will be unable to join you on this occasion . |
| 15 | I had not intended to trouble you on this occasion . |
| 16 | From the age of 22 she had cut herself on many occasions . |
| 17 | He seemed to resent them on that occasion and will not wear them today . |
| 18 | He seemed to resent them on that occasion and will not wear them today |
| 19 | Is not it important that the Northern Ireland Office should ensure that full information is available to the public on the extent of the deadly arsenal that the terrorists had with them on that occasion , which included AK47 assault rifles and Dsh heavy machine-guns ? |
| 20 | They are morally no worse on the whole than the lecherous men who inhabit these tales , and intellectually much superior to them on most occasions . |
| 21 | I had a clear view of them from a branch of a tree that overhung the water , and I watched them on several occasions . |
| 22 | Would it not help if the board gave a written assurance to the people who 've been complaining here that they will meet them on any occasion to discuss the problem in writing please because from Brenda it appears that it just does not happen . |
| 23 | Over the two matches we were every bit as good as Liverpool and , if we 're honest , we know we should have beaten them on both occasions . |
| 24 | He had lost his confidence and was standing off and that made things so much easier for me on that occasion . ’ |
| 25 | He has come to discuss things with me on many occasions and I am always asking him to come and do just one concert with the orchestra . |
| 26 | Over the years , he told me on many occasions of his first day in business at Wilton when a young man . |
| 27 | The need for a nursery in each area has been raised with me on several occasions . |
| 28 | The need for a nursery in each area has been raised with me on several occasions . |
| 29 | With one of those insights which showed a mind much subtler than that of many of his contemporaries , he had drawn an analogy between logical positivism and surrealism ; but he told me on this occasion that he had once asked A.J. Ayer , as he then was , what political beliefs were compatible with logical positivism : to which the reply had been , not altogether to his surprise , that they would be decidedly left-wing . |
| 30 | I think it would be better if she does not meet me on this occasion . ’ |