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

You may remember, when you consulted me on the occasion, that I thought youth on both sides to be no objection.

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 by Various

The father observed on the occasion, that, "he had begotten him, not for Catiline against his country, but for his country against Catiline".

From Conspiracy of Catiline and the Jurgurthine War by Watson, John Selby

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