have a hold upon

Example Sentences

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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

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

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

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

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