on the occasion that

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It obviously did not work on the occasion that Duhan van der Merwe scored but in general their close-quarter defence looked very sharp and well-drilled.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2023

Levey had no power, but Davis tends to hit the ball hard on the occasion that he does make contact—he managed 16 home runs and 12 doubles.

From Slate • Oct. 8, 2018

Sir Hugh de Fortibus made some general concluding remarks on the occasion that are not altogether uninteresting to-day.

From The Canterbury Puzzles And Other Curious Problems by Dudeney, Henry Ernest

Mr. Tennyson has a little son, and wrote me such three happy notes on the occasion that I really never liked him so well before.

From The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II by Kenyon, Frederic G. (Frederic George), Sir

Some such apprehension of her Sabre had expressed to Twyning on the occasion that came to his mind during young Perch's entreaty for some one to live with his mother.

From If Winter Comes by Hutchinson, A. S. M. (Arthur Stuart-Menteth)