have a hold upon
Example Sentences
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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)
But if he wrongs you, you have a hold upon him, you can call him to account through his group.
From A Wayfarer in China Impressions of a trip across West China and Mongolia by Kendall, Elizabeth Kimball
She was hesitating; the world did have a hold upon her.
From Studies in Medi?val Life and Literature by McLaughlin, Edward Tompkins
“And because of that she will have a hold upon you while you live.”
From The Greater Power by Dunton, W. Herbert
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
