In this task, you need to count the occurrences of the given word in the given sentence.

Q: Sentence: 'a woman sitting at a table holding a hot dog up to her mouth'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.

A: 3
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Q: Sentence: 'one man playing the wii by his lonesome'. Count the occurrences of the word 'by' in the given sentence.

A: 1
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Q: Sentence: 'a couple of women standing next to each other on a  tennis court'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.

A:
2
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