have a hold upon
Example Sentences
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The old man then treated them well, and she seemed to have a hold upon his affections.
From The Warden of the Plains and Other Stories of Life in the Canadian North-west by Maclean, John
Already he claimed to have a hold upon it, and who had a better right than he to live there rent free?
From Miser Farebrother, Volume I (of 3) A Novel by Farjeon, Benjamin Leopold
It never occurred to me that he was lending me this money merely to have a hold upon me, and I thought it possible you might care for him.
From Hard Pressed by White, Fred M. (Fred Merrick)
It is true that I have a hold upon him; but then I am completely at his mercy.
From File No. 113 by Gaboriau, Émile
"Rather out of a desire to have a hold upon the Duke," replied Wilton.
From The King's Highway by James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford)
