Example sentences of "this occasion the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 On this occasion the Duke of Bedford , who had paid for a statue of Bunyan to be erected in the town , recollected how Pilgrim 's Progress had been the first book given to him as a child .
2 On this occasion the lack of odour can be detrimental , as several light gases , notoriously carbon monoxide and methane are toxic and the human nose unable to provide a warning of their presence .
3 A few weeks later the boy complained of a further assault ; the tailor was again convicted and once more fined £5 , but on this occasion the clerk to the Board applied successfully to the magistrates for the boy to be discharged from his indentures .
4 Movement and Dance organisations will be putting on an interesting weekend of comparative movements on the 19th and 20th October when to celebrate this occasion the City of Westminster is placing the Seymour Halls at their disposal for Medau , Keep Fit , yoga , Swimming etc .
5 On this occasion the Bank of Ireland refused to accept this Independent Third Party decision and has now appealed the case to the Circuit Court .
6 But on this occasion the weight of reason is decisively on his side .
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