have a hold upon
Example Sentences
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“And because of that she will have a hold upon you while you live.”
From The Greater Power by Dunton, W. Herbert
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)
That is true," he said, with a sigh, "but they have a hold upon me.
From Amos Kilbright; His Adscititious Experiences by Stockton, Frank Richard
Make a popular audience laugh, and you have a hold upon its attention.
From Denzil Quarrier by Gissing, George
She was hesitating; the world did have a hold upon her.
From Studies in Medi?val Life and Literature by McLaughlin, Edward Tompkins
