have a hold upon

Example Sentences

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You undoubtedly have a hold upon him, Miss Amedroz, and I think that it is a great misfortune.

From The Belton Estate by Trollope, Anthony

“And because of that she will have a hold upon you while you live.”

From The Greater Power by Dunton, W. Herbert

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

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