lay one's hands on
Example Sentences
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Much harder to lay one’s hands on a wild bull, a basilisk or a wolf.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Of course, Robbins, of course; and you shall have it all back; but you see, Robbins, it is not always easy to lay one’s hands on a few pounds to give to my son.
From Lady Maude's Mania by Fenn, George Manville
But that concerns not me; matters may turn out as the foul fiend pleases for aught I care, so long as there are good oars to be had, and something to lay one's hands on.
From King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 1 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. by Ingemann, Bernhard Severin
If, on the other hand, one could always lay one's hands on a well-lined purse, as those rogues have done to-night, one might be content to risk something in the world to come.'
From Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
The water is so crystal-clear it seems as though one could lay one's hands on strange coloured fish and coral beds at any depth.
From Tracks of a Rolling Stone by Coke, Henry J. (Henry John)
