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

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)

The choir attended; and there was such a concourse of people of all sorts assembled on the occasion that we could hardly move along.

From Memoirs of the Life of the Rt. Hon. Richard Brinsley Sheridan — Volume 02 by Moore, Thomas

I could see by the pleasure they all had, in beholding him capable of joy on the occasion, that they hoped it would.

From The History of Sir Charles Grandison, Volume 4 (of 7) by Richardson, Samuel