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Meanings of first occasion in English

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Usage of first occasion in English
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The first occasion was the violence in Marseille during the World Cup.
The Irish Times
2
On the first occasion the house was illuminated, because the Grand confinement.
Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt — Volume 2
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Even more than on the first occasion, I deeply regretted it afterwards.
A journey: my political life
4
She began on almost the very first occasion when the ladies met.
The Newcomes: Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family
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That Apollonius possessed these the old gentleman perceived on the first occasion.
The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, V...
6
The bride that was wears something she wore on the first occasion.
Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
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It was probably the first occasion in Bunning's life of such resolution.
The Prelude to Adventure
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Everything was just as she had seen it on the first occasion.
The Poor Plutocrats
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I will sacrifice my life on the first occasion that offers itself.
Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte — Volume 02
10
This was the first occasion he has had to drive me off.
From Boyhood to Manhood: Life of Benjamin Franklin
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On the first occasion he was imprisoned for raping a twelve-year-old boy.
Voices
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On the first occasion on which I met him, he was characteristic.
Some Diversions of a Man of Letters
13
On the first occasion somebody caught at the hem of his vestments.
The Scarlet Gospels
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This was the first occasion on which Gatling guns were used in action.
Forty-one years in India: from subaltern to commander-in-chief
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Jim Hegan was there himself-forthe first occasion in three years.
The Moneychangers
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This was the first occasion where he was permitted to tape the conversation.
The Irish Times
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