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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