have a hold upon
Example Sentences
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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
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
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
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
It never occurred to me that he was lending me this money merely to have a hold upon me, and I thought it possible you might care for him.
From Hard Pressed by White, Fred M. (Fred Merrick)
