have a hold upon

Example Sentences

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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

I won't trust him till I have a hold upon him.

From Desk and Debit or, The Catastrophes of a Clerk by Optic, Oliver

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