Ellen then made it a rule to herself, without asking any more questions, to end every reading with a chapter in the Bible; and she carefully sought out those that might be most likely to take hold of his judgment or feelings.
I don't like to take hold of things people have drunk out of," said Ellen, who was indeed touching the cups and saucers very delicately with the tips of her fingers.
It's because they've seen ten times as much trouble, and know how to take hold of it better.
What has pleased me in what I've been able to observe in you, has been your willingness to take hold of any kind of honest work.
Does any chemical process give the mind any separate reality to take hold of?
It looks very much like another name for the same thing--an attempt to give the mind something to take hold of in dealing with the mystery of living things.
If the vital principle, or vital force, is a fiction, invented to give the mind something to take hold of, we are in no worse case than we are in some other matters.
And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold on thee,” &c.
From whence is it, I pray you, that the persuasions of the gospel have so little power upon men,—that the plain and plentiful publication of a Saviour is of so small virtue to stir up the hearts of men to take hold on him?
To make the challenge the more, and the confession more spiritual and complete, there is discovered to them this ground of their slackness and negligence in all spiritual duties, “None stirreth up himself to take hold on thee.
I thought with longing of the tail of Amundsen's anorak that was so useful on such occasions, but here there was nothing to take hold of.
Fix is now tame, and without a growl allows his master to take hold of his upper and under jaws and open his mouth -- ye gods, what teeth!
Washers will be needed for the bottom and top, and wooden pins, passing through the beam, will be necessary, to take hold of to move it around.
The post fastened in the centre is intended for the lady to take hold of to keep her position; it should be covered with white cloth, and hid from view by the drapery of the costume of the spectre.
Take hold of Hannibal; don't slip and get a ducking.
I'd take hold of him and carry him ashore, but he'd have his teeth into me directly.
A pretty handle to a man, that; scorch you to take hold of it; haven't you got any other?
This somewhat embarrassed him, and he looked round for some one to take holdof me; but no one coming, he pretended to be very busy counting the gilded wooden beams overhead.
For nowhere doth He take hold of the angels, but of the seed of Abraham He taketh hold.
It was one of the days when drink would not take hold of him, and he went among his companions, buying drinks and thinking himself a fool to continue furnishing entertainment for the vile crew that sat about him on the deck of the boat.
He didn't want to reproach her; he wanted to take hold of her arm and shake her.
He felt that he should like to take hold of the man's throat and press as he had once pressed on the throat of Windy McPherson.
We aren't going to take holdof our country which we have neglected so long without a lot of internal friction.
But now--somehow--the nation had to take hold of the government that it had neglected so long.
It had to take hold of the consciences of men, it had to equip itself with still unformed organisations.
If there is not, take hold of the hose and you can tell if there is any suction.
If anything does actually get wrong with your engine, do not be afraid to take hold of it, for something must be done, and you are the one to do it, but before you do anything be certain that you know what is wrong.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "take hold" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
