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Meanings of regain possession in English

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Usage of regain possession in English
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I'd rather save your body so the original owner can regain possession.
Songs of love and death: all-original tales of star-crossed love
2
The insurgents are endeavoring to regain possession of the city of Chiangchiu.
Forty Years in South China: The Life of Rev. John Van Nest Talma...
3
But he appeared anxious and impatient to regain possession of his purse.
The Case of the Lamp That Went Out
4
The parliament succumbs in the attempts to regain possession of the administrative power.
The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte
5
But now we might regain possession of our wonted confidence.
Edgar Huntly; or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker
6
And watch out for any Syndics trying to regain possession.
Beyond The Frontier: Guardian
7
Lieutenant-General Drummond assumed command, and at once resolved to regain possession of Fort George.
Neville Trueman, the Pioneer Preacher : a tale of the war of 181...
8
By then, Bud managed to regain possession of his voice.
The Boy Scouts of the Flying Squadron
9
But, by then, the attempt to regain possession of the bottle had already failed.
Wizard at Large
10
This was the last attempt for a considerable time to regain possession of Trenck's person.
International Short Stories: French
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Leicester regain possession and build again through Lennon.
The Guardian
12
If the usurper LOVE once more drive thee from it, thou wilt never again regain possession!
Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 5
13
He was fighting to regain possession of his own home from the marauders who had invaded it.
Hidden Gold
14
I have to do what I can to help Abernathy and to regain possession of the medallion.
Wizard at Large
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How was I, single-handed, to regain possession?
Tracks of a Rolling Stone
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Some one was fooling him!-onlyhe has managed-I'mconvinced of that-to regain possession of the green box.
Till the Clock Stops
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
Common