Example sentences of "occasion was [art] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The occasion was a closely kept secret , but somehow there seemed to be a ‘ leak ’ as photographers appeared from behind every tree and bush — one was even chased by a bull whilst crossing a field ! |
| 2 | They formed the great bulk of the riotous crowd in 1749 who , after three sailors had been robbed in a brothel , rioted and burned down bawdy houses in the Strand in a three-day riot , although the only unfortunate Tyburn example made on this occasion was the improbably named Bosavern Penlez , a wig maker . |
| 3 | The central figure on this occasion was the more locally known organizer , Margaret Irwin of Glasgow , acknowledged to be an expert on women 's trades in Scotland . ] " |
| 4 | The thing Dada remembered most distinctly about the uncomfortable occasion was the very nasty look Twomey 's niece had given to Twomey 's cat . |
| 5 | The occasion was an immediately recognisable lunch party , after which Comfort and some of the other guests had gone off to swim in the nearby river , while Anthony and Julia had sat together , digesting and beginning to explore the edges of the feeling that was growing between them . |
| 6 | But more important , and certainly more divisive , than such occasions was the endlessly controversial and emotionally potent question of precedence . |