have a hold upon
Example Sentences
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Make a popular audience laugh, and you have a hold upon its attention.
From Denzil Quarrier by Gissing, George
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
Of course I would not buy the watch outright, because as long as it is not paid for I have a hold upon Marchetto.
From Paul Patoff by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)
That is true," he said, with a sigh, "but they have a hold upon me.
From Amos Kilbright; His Adscititious Experiences by Stockton, Frank Richard
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)
