have a hold upon

Example Sentences

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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

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

She was hesitating; the world did have a hold upon her.

From Studies in Medi?val Life and Literature by McLaughlin, Edward Tompkins

Make a popular audience laugh, and you have a hold upon its attention.

From Denzil Quarrier by Gissing, George

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