Example sentences of "these occasions [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of the speeches he made on these occasions we have such various descriptions it is impossible to be sure what he actually said . |
| 2 | Erm I do n't think I have been down to that I think I 've sh erm wired the whole damn out of my mind because er it 's a long time since I heard such garbage in this chamber , it 's fortunate for us Chairman that Mr is n't a member of the Environment Committee because if that 's the kind of contribution that he 's prepared to make on these occasions we would could well do without it . |
| 3 | However , on these occasions they invariably slept together . |
| 4 | And on these occasions they would visit the museums or take a trip to Durham , or travel down the river to Shields in the ferryboat . |
| 5 | Journalists do sometimes react against the excesses of newspaper partisanship but even on these occasions it is proprietorial and editorial power that emerges unscathed and victorious . |
| 6 | When Lewis himself was speaking , it was not always easy to find a tame atheist who was prepared to come along and be mauled in public debate ; for on these occasions he reverted to type and became again the P'daytabird prosecuting an unlikely prisoner in the Belfast police courts . |
| 7 | The old man generally comes to dinner two or three times a week , as he has no one at home to look after him , and on these occasions he generally brings a ‘ bit of bacon ’ with him to replenish the Allen larder . |
| 8 | On these occasions he was perfectly happy to leave me alone in the attic . |
| 9 | Ben he spotted me on these occasions he invariably called out some mocking remark and if he happened to be with some of his cronies they all joined in the laughter at my expense . |
| 10 | The implementation of any policy requires the official to exercise discretion — even if it were possible to prepare a rule-book catering for every eventuality it would probably be undesirable — and on each of these occasions he or she is ‘ making ’ policy . |
| 11 | On these occasions you may be offered a job on the spot , so it is very important to have a good understanding of what you want and need from a job before you go . |
| 12 | Therefore on these occasions you must frame in your mind the idea of some comely youth who pleases you best , whose shadow will create a greater lust than could be raised by a nauseous though real enjoyment . |
| 13 | On these occasions you will often be glad that you did n't choose your bureau simply on the basis of either price of convenience … |
| 14 | It was on one of these occasions I made the acquaintance of Lawren Harris , the Canadian painter whose family fortune came from the Massey-Harris farm implement organisation . |
| 15 | On these occasions I choose food I can pick at nonchalantly , such as fish or a delicate starter . |
| 16 | On these occasions I would be awakened at night by a gurgling sucking noise reminiscent of a saliva ejector of gargantuan size . |
| 17 | Sometimes people addressed letters mistakenly to Lady Muriel Selvedge , and on these occasions she imagined herself as the daughter of an earl , a marquess , or even a duke , comfortably unmarried . |