A15

Something that happens only occasionally: “He comes around ________.”

ONCE IN A WHILE	445
NOW AND THEN	146
EVERY NOW AND THEN	88
EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE	75
ONCE IN A BLUE MOON	64
EVERY SO OFTEN	46
OCCASIONALLY	46
PERIODICALLY	25
RARELY	23
SELDOM	19
NR	14
INFREQUENTLY	13
ONCE IN A GREAT WHILE	13
SOMETIMES	10
FREQUENTLY	7
OFTEN	7
ONCE IN A LIFETIME	7
VERY SELDOM	6
EVER NOW AND THEN	5
EVER SO OFTEN	5
NOT VERY OFTEN	5
ONCE IN A DOG’S AGE	5
SPASMODICALLY	5
NOT OFTEN	4
ONCE IN A COON’S AGE	4
SOMETIME	4
AT TIMES	3
EVER ONCE IN A WHILE	3
EVERY BLUE MOON	3
FROM TIME TO TIME	3
NOT TOO OFTEN	3
OFF AND ON	3
ONCE A MONTH	3
QUITE OFTEN	3
WHEN HE WANTS SOMETHING	3
EVERY WEEK	2
IN AGES	2
INTERMITTENTLY	2
ON OCCASION	2
VERY RARELY	2
WHEN HE FEELS LIKE IT	2
AT HIS CONVENIENCE	1
AT ODD TIMES	1
AT RARE INTERVALS	1
CHRISTMAS, NEW YEAR’S, BIRTHDAYS	1
DON’T COME VERY OFTEN	1
EVERY DAY OR SO	1
EVERY FEW DAYS	1
EVERY LITTLE WHILE	1
EVERY MONTH	1
EVERY NOW AND SO OFTEN	1
EVERY ONCE AN OCCASION	1
EVERY WEEKEND	1
FOR AGES	1
I RARELY SEE HIM	1
IN A COON’S AGE	1
IN A LONG TIME	1
IN A MONTH OF SUNDAYS	1
IN HIS SPARE TIME	1
JUST ANY TIME	1
JUST NOW AND THEN	1
JUST OCCASIONALLY	1
JUST ON TIME	1
JUST ONCE IN A WHILE	1
JUST PERIODICALLY	1
JUST WHEN HE TAKES A NOTION	1
LITTLE WHILE	1
MAYBE ONCE A YEAR	1
MONTH OF SUNDAYS	1
OFTEN ENOUGH	1
ONCE A WEEK	1
ONCE A WHILE	1
ONCE A YEAR	1
ONCE IN A FORTNIGHT	1
ONCE IN A FULL MOON	1
ONCE IN A GREEN MOON	1
ONCE IN A LONG WHILE	1
ONCE IN A MOON	1
ONCE IN A RARE WHILE	1
ONCE IN A WAY	1
ONCET A YEAR	1
PART OF THE TIME	1
PRETTY OFTEN	1
SEMI-OCCASIONALLY	1
SPORADICALLY	1
TOO DAMNED OFTEN	1
UNEXPECTEDLY	1
VERY RARE	1
WEEKLY	1
WHEN HE DAMN WELL PLEASES	1
WHEN HE GETS TIME	1
WHEN HE NEEDS SOMETHING	1
WHEN HE TAKES A NOTION	1
WHEN HE WANTS MONEY	1
WHEN I LEAST EXPECT HIM	1
WHEN THE OCCASION COMES	1
WHENEVER HE FEELS LIKE IT	1
WHENEVER HE WANTS SOMETHING	1

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