Example sentences of "one [prep] [art] [det] occasions [conj] " in BNC.

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1 ONE OF THE few quotable quotes attributed to Vidkun Abraham Lauritz Jonssoen Quisling , uttered with contempt on one of the many occasions when his Norwegian countrymen rejected him , is : ‘ Ibsen knew his people . ’
2 That was one of the many occasions when we were sent for after supper and beaten by the Library .
3 On one of the several occasions that Gary Grugel became aggressive and threatening , he nearly dropped half a paving slab on a victim 's head , Liverpool Crown Court was told .
4 One of the few occasions that United Biscuits ever took a hasty decision was when it bought a company in Spain at a time when it felt under pressure to expand into Europe .
5 Recording a verdict of accidental death on Johnathan and his father , Cheshire 's deputy coroner , John Pollard , said : ‘ This is one of the few occasions when we can genuinely describe something as a tragedy .
6 Recording a verdict of accidental death on Johnathan and his father , Cheshire 's deputy coroner , John Pollard , said : ‘ This is one of the few occasions when we can genuinely describe something as a tragedy .
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