firm hold

There was, however, nothing for him to take a firm hold of.

He took a firm hold and pulled back his hand.

Oddly enough, part of the party's problem is its firm hold on Congress.

Make sure you have a firm hold on the ladder because I'm going pretty high.

But at current levels the shares are a firm hold.

She was anxious to begin before the press got a firm hold on her situation.

The thing in the closet already had a firm hold on George.

Indeed hope and confidence had a very firm hold on her at last.

Habit has a firm hold even at the moment of death.

With both hands, he laid firm hold on the stick.

Before she could dash, he took a firm hold on her arm.

This would weaken the government's so far firm hold on the economy.

More, she had not the mind to get firm hold upon a definite truth.

"When I release the catch, quickly move your hands inside and take a firm hold."

He stepped back, keeping a firm hold on her arm.

We'd be lucky if ours simply got a firm hold on the here and now.

We were isolated, yet had a firm hold on the planet.

She took firm hold of his wrists and pushed them away.

We were wrong: it seemed to take a firmer hold.

As they climbed, she retained a firm hold on his hand.

With those firm holds it became an easy enough climb.

She took a firm hold of the cup and poured the coffee quickly.

And then she took a firm hold of Greg's balls.

He had to get back to Maddie before the drug took a firm hold.

He rose to his knees and took a firm hold on the front of her legs.