Police said that one of the suspects had been involved in a fight on an earlier occasion.

She also said that he had tried to grab her daughter on an earlier occasion.

On some early occasions, however, he committed his speech to memory.

She had even phrased it much the same way on earlier occasions.

He had passed the house on earlier occasions and looked in.

This time, as on those earlier occasions, I naturally waited until after dark.

As on an earlier occasion, there had been a subtle change in his attitude.

I saw no point in resurrecting you on any earlier occasion.

They all turned to look, and here came two more of them, or maybe two from an earlier occasion.

But on two occasions, one early and one late in his career, he played a major role.