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

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

From The Greater Power by Dunton, W. Herbert

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

"Rather out of a desire to have a hold upon the Duke," replied Wilton.

From The King's Highway by James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford)

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)