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
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)
It is true that I have a hold upon him; but then I am completely at his mercy.
From File No. 113 by Gaboriau, Émile
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
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
