have occasion for

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If he should ever have occasion for a plan of the lands of his estate, he may have them correctly surveyed without studying geometry.

From Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume by

According to theology, men have occasion for supernatural grace to do good.

From Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels by Holbach, Paul Henry Thiry Baron d'

Thus you will spare yourself, and spare the family, the inconvenience of applying to them whenever you have occasion for pen, ink, paper, &c.

From The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book by Leslie, Eliza

And I never, scarcely, am so placed as to have occasion for kindness—real kindness—without receiving it, unasked.

From The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews by Lunettes, Henry

At least, if Congress, or their Ministers, have occasion for a correspondent in that city, they will not be at a loss.

From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution Volume 7. by Various