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
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)
“And because of that she will have a hold upon you while you live.”
From The Greater Power by Dunton, W. Herbert
But if he wrongs you, you have a hold upon him, you can call him to account through his group.
From A Wayfarer in China Impressions of a trip across West China and Mongolia by Kendall, Elizabeth Kimball
Make a popular audience laugh, and you have a hold upon its attention.
From Denzil Quarrier by Gissing, George
