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

It is evident, however, from the resolve of Congress on the occasion, that it was not from merely personal or private views.

From Memoirs of General Lafayette : with an Account of His Visit to America and His Reception By the People of the United States; From His Arrival, August 15th, to the Celebration at Yorktown, October 19th, 1824. by Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de

Nancy was so shocked and distressed on the occasion, that she would have given all her little treasure, and even all her playthings, to have brought Cherry to life; but it was now too late.

From The Looking-Glass for the Mind or Intellectual Mirror by Bewick, John

Russel swore on the occasion that he would go over to Belfast expressly to dine with me at the Finlays'.

From The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 2, 1857-1870 by Dickens, Mamie