Examples of 'had taken hold' in a sentence
Meaning of "had taken hold"
When something has 'taken hold', it means that it has become established or firmly established itself in a particular place, situation, or person's mind. It indicates that a concept, habit, belief, or influence has gained a significant presence or influence
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had taken hold
The god of greed had taken hold of me.
It is he who loosened from himself the chains of which he had taken hold.
Insanity had taken hold of his entire being.
A runaway greenhouse effect had taken hold.
Infection had taken hold of his body.
I thought at first possibly an allergy had taken hold.
Tuberculosis had taken hold of her.
He had taken hold of her hand and called her his little wife.
His needfor blood had taken hold at puberty.
It did cause the inhibitors to decay, once the parasite had taken hold.
A strange disease had taken hold of the city.
Our momentum lost . The schizophrenia had taken hold.
She had taken hold of me.
The schizophrenia had taken hold.
His anchor had taken hold of the solid rock.
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But we never managed to kill this idea that had taken hold in public opinion.
If a fire had taken hold we would never have got out of the building.
A sudden and piercing headache had taken hold on the drive home.
The leukemia had taken hold and the doctors had given her three weeks to live.
His murderous potential believed that the demon had taken hold of the feline.
A strong east wind had taken hold and it had begun snowing.
The dreams of Wilbur and Orville had taken hold.
My addiction had taken hold of me.
He had taken hold of the strength of God, and feared not.
His need for blood had taken hold at puberty.
Pedro had taken hold of Admiral's hand and was skipping and singing.
Something truly evil had taken hold of that place.
Lavrov suggested that outside Debaltseve, the weekend ceasefire had taken hold.
A gnawing suspicion had taken hold of his tortured mind.
And the doctors had given her three weeks to live . The leukaemia had taken hold.
As curiosity had taken hold of me.
By the time I opened him up, infection had taken hold.
By now the fire had taken hold and the two men were feared lost.
I looked down at Josh who had taken hold of my.
European settlement had taken hold and the Aboriginal population was in decline.
But… the creeping anxiety that had taken hold of me.
The Reformation had taken hold in large parts of the Low Countries.
By then mother was very ill, tuberculosis had taken hold of her.
Hunger and poverty had taken hold across the French countryside.
By the late nineteenth century, Protestant pluralism had taken hold in English Canada.
A tremor had taken hold of her, and she could not stop shaking.
As if the Devil himself had taken hold of him.
Joseph had taken hold of God's purpose for his life.
I sense the Dark Side had taken hold of you.
Tuberculosis had taken hold of her. I was nursing her all my time.
Fanned by a strong wind, once the fire had taken hold it swiftly spread.
Fear had taken hold of him, then.
Furthermore, a new spirit had taken hold of the nation.
He was just 16 years old, but cancer had taken hold.
But … the creeping anxiety that had taken hold of me would soon gradually melt away.
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Hold the equipment fi rmly by the handle
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