gain possession

A nervous unrest began to gain possession of him; he began to shiver—not outwardly, but inwardly.

To effect this object, it was of extreme importance to gain possession of Stralsund, a town on the Baltic.

Of their ability to capture the yard, and gain possession of all the property there, they felt no doubt.

As a prelude to the second assault, Albuquerque sent Antonio de Abren in a vessel well manned to gain possession of the bridge.

In a postscript he accuses the mother of wishing to gain possession of her son in order to enjoy all of her pension.