have occasion for
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Q. Did you ever have occasion, for any practical purposes, to locate where Hampton Roads began?
From Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York by Warburton, A. F.
It is not unlikely that in the fluctuation of things our country may have occasion for great military exertions.
From Patrick Henry by Tyler, Moses Coit
The Public Documents of our own country and of England, afford models for those of you who shall have occasion for them, as members of the "Corps Diplomatique."
From The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews by Lunettes, Henry
Sensible people will give a bucket or two of water to a dry pump, that they may afterwards get from it all they have occasion for.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 by Various
Should he have occasion for advice or assistance from you on this occasion, I most request you to give him both.
From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. XI by Sparks, Jared