I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a sense of occasion (= a feeling that an event is special or important )
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It was a marvellous day and there was a real sense of occasion.
formal occasions
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I’ve met her twice but only on formal occasions .
mark...occasion
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Mrs Lawson was presented with a gold watch to mark the occasion .
momentous occasion
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His colleagues all recognized that this was a momentous occasion .
numerous occasions
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The two leaders have worked together on numerous occasions .
rare occasions
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I only saw Helen on the rare occasions when I went into her shop.
special occasions
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The good china was used only on special occasions .
suit the occasion
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I thought a simple black dress would suit the occasion.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
different
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Sentences can therefore express different propositions on different occasions of use.
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On fourteen different occasions the Volunteer found the tires of his jeep either deflated or punctured.
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Even the same person reacts differently on different occasions , depending on how fit they are and on other circumstances at that time.
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Children received portions of the family property on different occasions over long periods of time.
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The specific policies and rhetoric have been different as the occasion demanded.
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To complicate matters, figures quoted on different occasions often disagreed.
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But, unknown to Mobuto, Ngune had tried on three different occasions to have Jamel killed.
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The relevant 1674 images show two different occasions , both courtly.
formal
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Hence peace-makings were solemn and formal occasions , committing groups of people to restraint.
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It is sung at family celebrations like this one, but also at more formal occasions .
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The rules are most useful on formal occasions like weddings, and particularly when they happen only once in a lifetime.
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Or rather, they photograph you only on formal occasions: birthdays, weddings, Christmas.
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As a result, social contacts were mainly peripheral, or occurred at formal social occasions .
numerous
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I have used this service for selling, although more so on the buying side, having been tempted on numerous occasions !
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Agents say they met on numerous occasions with Earp in his office in the boiler room.
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Since then, he has been late on numerous occasions and we believe his alcohol consumption has increased.
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The staff had heard it before on numerous occasions but nothing as severe or as noisy as on this particular night.
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He was extremely good-looking, and extremely charming, generous to his scout, and to Mr Bullins on numerous occasions .
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Belfast Crown Court heard that the couple's six-year relationship had been stormy and that they had hit each other on numerous occasions .
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Again in common with many ENs, I was unsuccessful on numerous occasions .
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He's been pictured prancing the night away with 26-year-old Joanne on numerous occasions .
odd
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On the odd occasion the jollities would get out of hand and the fists would fly.
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The odd moments and occasions were legion.
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Not on the odd occasion , but each time they took this fit.
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However, on the odd occasion that I purchase fish elsewhere, I do quarantine the fish for two weeks.
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The 69-year-old man, from Elsdon Street, handed over the cash on odd occasions over the past year.
only
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It was the only occasion I saw inside and it made me hungry to go again.
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The only occasion when you won't get far without it is when the deceased is being sent abroad.
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I had a fling with some one when I was at college, but that was the only occasion .
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Under the new system the centre-half's only occasion for going up-field was to force the attack to make up goals lost.
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This was the only occasion that the state made such a count.
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The only occasion when rail closures were raised in my time at the Transport Department was in the spring of 1981.
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Neckbands are I think the only occasion on which I estimate needles.
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On the only occasion he was beaten he finished a good third against older opposition in the Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp.
other
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The current classic paddle strokes are fine in certain circumstance but there are other occasions when different techniques are needed.
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Divisional Secretaries, please keep the magazine informed of meetings, dinners and any other occasion that your Division is involved in.
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However, there is on other occasions a remarkable similarity of techniques, of clothes and of weapons.
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On other occasions the encoding process might be the result of a great deal of consideration.
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This was not one of the women he had peeped at on other occasions .
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On other occasions we detect language which can only be that of James, the third-person narrator.
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Recalling how Meh'Lindi had been violated on that other occasion , Jaq feared for her sanity once her psychic hood was removed.
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There are other comparatively rare occasions when the seller's solicitors prepare the draft.
particular
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Although this particular occasion was rather marred by our mishap it was great to meet old friends again.
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But on one particular occasion , he greeted me by kissing my hand.
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It may be that a judge is well qualified to conduct enquiries to establish what took place on particular occasions .
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On any particular occasion of measurement, however, we are unable to predict which possibility will be realised.
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On that particular occasion matters went wrong.
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The reference of chair would therefore be a particular chair that is being identified on a particular occasion .
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On this particular occasion however, it is a nifty little flying saucer.
previous
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She has played the role on three previous occasions .
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Nurse Ian Ballantyne, 26, alleged that Mr Stockton had gone without his medicine on previous occasions .
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This time, as on many previous occasions , it didn't work out.
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That he had on previous occasions overcome his antipathy to women is suggested by remarks he made to others.
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On each previous occasion he had been acquitted on all charges.
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It was a procedure that had been carried out, albeit with some difficulty, on a number of previous occasions .
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You should tell the plaintiff anything that you know about the defendant's doctor from previous occasions .
rare
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So on the rare occasions they did report themselves in a State of Readiness they knew an Agile Blade was likely.
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Except for rare occasions , he gave up spying.
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My most pressing experience of Wigg as a tipster was on one of the rare occasions when I went to the Derby.
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On rare occasions , they preach.
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There are other comparatively rare occasions when the seller's solicitors prepare the draft.
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Several astronomers reported that, on rare occasions , they could see something akin to these canals.
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It was a rare occasion when the best able bodied and disabled athletes applauded each others talents.
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The rare person who on the rare occasion wants to be wholly neutral has to walk a tightrope.
separate
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The blips appeared on three separate occasions , and each time the lowest instrument showed the biggest jump.
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On two separate occasions I've heard her voice beyond the door.
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If the burial service follows a church service on a separate occasion , a fee will be charged.
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There are reasonable approximations of bicarbonate and alkali secretion for each subject on separate occasions .
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And that applied whether the words were spoken on separate occasions or all together.
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Patient isolates and control strains were coded and tested blind on at least two separate occasions .
social
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Apparently Mr Baker had met him on a social occasion , and had been impressed by his traditionalist views.
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This is my first social occasion in the village.
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Aim to make mealtimes and refreshment breaks social occasions .
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Hard work but just as much a social occasion for everyone to gather together.
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It was no longer a social occasion , or a family occasion - it was a holy occasion.
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Many felt this social occasion should be continued but perhaps in a different form.
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Mealtimes were not just for eating, but were important social occasions .
special
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Apart from special occasions , this completes the hotel picture.
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Are they going to be your serviceable everyday sets or only used on special occasions ?
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Whether it's a power lunch or a romantic dinner, a meal at Cicada always feels like a special occasion .
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She would wear it for Chapel Anniversary, I would think, because that was a very special occasion in Baldersdale.
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Formerly it heralded special occasions and, it is said, will be blown to announce the coming of the Messiah.
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The week begun with Dalglish dominating Merseyside once again in the build up for this special occasion .
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He did not want anyone to think of this as a special occasion .
■ VERB
mark
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To mark the occasion Newtownards mayor Wilbert Magill will be officiating at the ceremony.
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He marked the occasion with a quiet dinner with Brand and teammate Cuttino Mobley.
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Clwyd's Euro Week starts today with a special edition of Clwyd Connections published to mark the occasion by the county council.
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The following books are either now in stores or will soon be released to mark the occasion .
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The 1992 Richmond Meet is being marked as a historic occasion by having the first female Meet president.
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Y., wore her Sunday best, a floral dress, to mark the occasion .
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It seemed not to seek to impose itself but merely to mark the occasion .
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Thirty-three years on, his fans gathered there to mark the occasion , and Aileen Taylor was with them.
remember
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I had only met her once before the film brought us together, but I remember the occasion well.
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I remember one occasion also when I was tracking an animal, a buffalo, with a Bushman.
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I can't confirm that but I do remember the one occasion that he missed his target.
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I actually remember one occasion when we did our three pieces before eight o'clock in the morning.
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He remembered an occasion about two months before.
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He remembered the occasion when they had paid a visit to St Whatever-it-was on Magdalen bridge in Oxford.
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I remember one occasion when I was about four years old.
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She could even remember the occasion when she had first lied as a little girl.
rise
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Which means that even the most delicate of dishes will rise to the occasion .
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Too many leaders, motivated by self-interest, had failed to rise to the occasion .
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As I say, it is the chorus which too often fails to rise to the occasion .
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Bench strength could be suspect, but it has risen to the occasion the past two playoff runs.
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Sunderland again rose to the occasion against better opposition and just about deserved to get the points to ease their relegation worries considerably.
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No doubt when money is required in the future Long Riston residents will rise to the occasion once more.
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Devastated by her husband's death, she was uncertain she could rise to the occasion .
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Yet they rose to the occasion .
use
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Will its foes use the occasion of Kabila s death to press home their advantage?
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There has been some speculation that Dole may use the occasion to announce some high-profile Cabinet appointments, should he be elected.
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Tuesday 15 April 1746 was Cumberland's twenty-fifth birthday and he used the occasion to give his troops a rest.
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The call for special deposits was used on fifteen occasions between June 1960 and the end of 1966.
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But Edwin Forrest used this occasion for his own ends.
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The daily Tageszeitung used the occasion to relaunch the debate about legalising the use of cannabis.
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Hariri, the prime minister, used the occasion to raise pledges of $ 3. 2 billion in contributions for reconstruction.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
festive occasion
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In Bali a cremation is a festive occasion, lavish and expensive.
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It was a festive occasion and the group had baked its own Communion bread.
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The Great Hall had been specially prepared for the festive occasion.
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The harvest, or vintage, is a family festive occasion.
rise to the occasion/challenge
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Barragan rose to the occasion and defeated his opponent.
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Naylor was one of those men who rise to the challenge of danger.
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The team rose to the challenge and fought back to produce another goal.
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We are calling on all our employees to rise to the occasion and become more efficient and productive.
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And Charles noted with relief how Alex was rising to the challenge.
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Bench strength could be suspect, but it has risen to the occasion the past two playoff runs.
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Of course, many princes rose to the challenge, but each lost his life in the quest.
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Rather than offer pure fantasy, the fashion gurus rose to the challenge of suggesting truly flattering, appropriate and stylish options.
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Sunderland again rose to the occasion against better opposition and just about deserved to get the points to ease their relegation worries considerably.
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The academic community was slower in rising to the challenge.
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Which means that even the most delicate of dishes will rise to the occasion.
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Who will rise to the challenge?
the odd occasion/day/moment/drink etc
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However, on the odd occasion that I purchase fish elsewhere, I do quarantine the fish for two weeks.
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Not on the odd occasion, but each time they took this fit.
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On the odd occasion the jollities would get out of hand and the fists would fly.
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This doesn't matter on the odd occasion; it is only a problem if it occurs regularly.
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We've been working on the Panch Chule expedition for a year, but it's just the odd day basically.
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We just used to banter, have the odd drink together, fool around in the snow.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I've suggested that she should move on numerous occasions, but she never takes any notice.
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I remember Michael sleeping in your room on several occasions and mom not knowing about it.
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I went out and bought a new dress just for the occasion .
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It's our wedding anniversary next month, and we're having a party to celebrate the occasion .
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It was quite an occasion . All the local dignitaries were there, dressed in their finest clothes.
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On one occasion , Anna fainted while out shopping with friends.
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She had met Zahid on a previous occasion .
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She was saving four bottles of their best champagne for a special occasion .
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Thanksgiving is a really big occasion in the States.
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The witness said that on both occasions he noticed Davis because of his heavily tattooed arms.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As I say, it is the chorus which too often fails to rise to the occasion .
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Every new challenge puts all the resources of the communicator to the test, and most solutions belong to the occasion .
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I do not intend to follow that, because we shall have an opportunity to do so on another occasion .
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I had only met her once before the film brought us together, but I remember the occasion well.
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It was a useful occasion for an outing to visit the Casterton dig.
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The control subjects did not receive either placebo or loperamide oxide tablets but underwent an identical series of measurements on one occasion .
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
assault
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He was charged with unlawfully and maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm and with assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
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Taxi driver Mason admitted assault occasioning actual bodily harm on January 3 and arson between January 2 and 5.
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Section 47 creates the offence of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
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Garrington admitted assault occasioning actual bodily harm on Ian Dixon and he was fined £50.
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In March 1989 the police officer was served with summonses alleging two offences of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
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He also admitted assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
harm
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He was charged with unlawfully and maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm and with assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
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Taxi driver Mason admitted assault occasioning actual bodily harm on January 3 and arson between January 2 and 5.
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Section 47 creates the offence of assault occasioning actual bodily harm .
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Garrington admitted assault occasioning actual bodily harm on Ian Dixon and he was fined £50.
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In March 1989 the police officer was served with summonses alleging two offences of assault occasioning actual bodily harm .
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In Spratt, though interpretations vary, the Court of Appeal seems to have required intentionally or recklessly occasioning actual bodily harm .
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He also admitted assault occasioning actual bodily harm .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
festive occasion
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In Bali a cremation is a festive occasion, lavish and expensive.
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It was a festive occasion and the group had baked its own Communion bread.
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The Great Hall had been specially prepared for the festive occasion.
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The harvest, or vintage, is a family festive occasion.
the odd occasion/day/moment/drink etc
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However, on the odd occasion that I purchase fish elsewhere, I do quarantine the fish for two weeks.
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Not on the odd occasion, but each time they took this fit.
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On the odd occasion the jollities would get out of hand and the fists would fly.
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This doesn't matter on the odd occasion; it is only a problem if it occurs regularly.
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We've been working on the Panch Chule expedition for a year, but it's just the odd day basically.
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We just used to banter, have the odd drink together, fool around in the snow.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Milton's mismanagement of the company occasioned the loss of thousands of jobs.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As with so many things, I was ignorant of the conditions that occasioned change.
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For government was occasioned by the needs of capitalism and the acquisitive mentality which capitalism produced.
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The girl's solitary state occasioned a good deal of sympathy, and in some cases, even stronger feelings.
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The theological debates occasioned by this crisis of identity occupied the generation of Jerome and Augustine.
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Which occasioned even more horn blowing, and heads out the window shouting.