Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] on occasion " in BNC.
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| 1 | Birkett reported that on occasion a single warrant had been issued to cover a number of names , a practice which the committee criticized as being ‘ undesirable ’ . |
| 2 | I am not suggesting that on occasions it is not totally appropriate to go and help someone — children particularly appreciate a parent 's involvement in a variety of projects . |
| 3 | It could be argued that on occasions I 've taken on things which probably I have n't done as well out of financially as I might have done if I 'd done something else . |
| 4 | The cool distilled surface spread by , reflecting and on occasion giving access to the stores of its depth . |
| 5 | It has been noted that on occasions the cremated bones are found in the urns in a small cluster as if placed there in a small bag . |
| 6 | On the other hand it appears that on occasions drivers may have no memory at all for road signs which they have just seen or for relatively complex manoeuvres which they have only just performed . |
| 7 | He was the first to concede that on occasions a judge got it wrong to the extent that a sentence was passed which was wholly unacceptable . |
| 8 | ( g ) Dispute resolution From the beginning the partners should realise that on occasion disagreements will occur . |
| 9 | Some , contrary to the spirit of the Act of 1834 , supplemented wages and gave outdoor relief to the unemployed , recognizing that on occasion jobs were not to be found ; others offered only the workhouse . |
| 10 | She was frequently appalled at her own ability to lie convincingly , thought that perhaps she got it from Papa , one of the world 's great tricksters — not knowing that on occasion her apparently innocent mama had the gift as well . |
| 11 | He was often quiet when he had nothing to say , sometimes taciturn and on occasions could be brusque . |
| 12 | In some cases these features were associated with an atmosphere that was unwelcoming and on occasions " oppressive and unstimulating " . |
| 13 | The Zuwaya image implies that on occasion massive numbers of men mobilized in genealogical order , lineage against lineage , to defend ( it was always to defend , since an offence given was always unwitting ) a smaller number directly involved ; and that because men knew that Janab or Bu Zuraiq or whoever would unite against them , they refrained from wrong action . |
| 14 | I do have to say that on occasion I found myself baulking at a certain inconsistent and artificialsounding short reverberation effect following the odd sudden soloist ( trumpet or saxophone ) sforzando ( two specific cases are mentioned above ) , but this is a price I 'm more than willing to pay for the added ambience and clarity that Nippon Columbia has afforded these treasurable recordings . |
| 15 | Teachers of English offered more substantial criticisms of the literature chapter , and I have to admit that on occasions they had justification for their worries . |
| 16 | With the illicit amorous adventures of wives in the situation of the eternal triangle ( husband , wife , lover ) being the most common single dramatic type in the fabliaux , the most frequent type as the object of ridicule is the deceived husband , often not merely cuckolded but on occasion beaten or otherwise degraded or abused as well ; and what is more after all this sometimes so utterly deceived that he remains happy in the delusion that his wife has proved herself faithful to him . |