The act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)
1 The same feverish restlessness was taking hold in similar circles in Europe.
2 The Dominican crisis broke just as the new dogma was taking hold .
3 As I said the words, I could feel a shift taking hold .
4 She'd hardly eaten anything today, and the wine was taking hold fast.
5 It adds credence to anecdotal accounts of a new normal taking hold .
6 The four figures stooped slightly, presumably taking hold of the casket's handles.
7 The system was taking hold , and there was a bed for everyone.
8 And a new rumour was taking hold .. that there were icebergs about.
9 I said, taking hold of the hand which lay upon the coverlid.
10 She looked at him, taking hold of his hands without touching him.
11 The truth is taking hold of us and is seizing us all.
12 And taking hold of my hand, they carried me to the magistrate.
13 It was like taking hold of a snake, strong, sinewy, and wriggling.
14 Evelyn asked, taking hold of one glove as if to keep them.
15 Where it's taking hold of people's lives, they increasingly live like Jesus.
16 Thus Le Blanc, taking hold of a little casket, Cellamare cried, M.
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Это словосочетание состоит из: Taking hold в диалектах
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