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
Make a popular audience laugh, and you have a hold upon its attention.
From Denzil Quarrier by Gissing, George
They seemed to have a hold upon one and were as irresistible as those vague longings that come with the awakening of spring.
From When Dreams Come True by Berger, William Merritt
By means of this we have a hold upon him which nothing can destroy unless he escape by death.
From Pauline's Passion and Punishment by Alcott, Louisa May
“And because of that she will have a hold upon you while you live.”
From The Greater Power by Dunton, W. Herbert
