Example sentences of "[verb] on one occasion [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The closest he came to exercise was to open one eye every so often , if someone entered the room , or to open both eyes , smile , and wag his tail as he 'd done on one occasion when confronted by a housebreaker ! |
| 2 | But in Belfast , quite sharp style-shifting in a formal direction was noted on one occasion when a young man addressed an older male researcher , after speaking to a woman . |
| 3 | they moved it out when we went on one occasion cos was the carpet wet or something ? |
| 4 | Asked on one occasion if he would define by what methods he judged a candidate , he replied that it was ‘ difficult to say . |
| 5 | Only after weeks had passed with him ablaze like this did the hag stir on one occasion when he came to call and curse him — ; or he felt she did — with her eyes open and one hand raised and pointing . |