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

Q: Sentence: 'a hotdog with a bite taken out on a napkin'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.

A: 3
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Q: Sentence: 'two small white motor boats sitting still in a lake'. Count the occurrences of the word 'boats' in the given sentence.

A: 1
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Q: Sentence: 'a man is looking slyly at the camera while sitting at his laptop at a desk'. Count the occurrences of the word 'at' in the given sentence.

A:
3
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