You must go beyond it, lay hold on something outside yourself.

I was just about to drop down, when a hand laid hold of me.

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

Then at a word from the old woman they laid hold of her again, none too gently.

She laid hold and then set him aside without a single look.

Now he had to lay hold of them again and believe that they were important, at least to himself.

She laid hold of him at once for her dreams.

Then his father was laid hold of, and left for death too.

That was a good, firm thought to lay hold of.

"I think your wife laying hold of me had more to do with it."

But all in vain; the indignant gale howls louder; then, with one hand raised invokingly to God, with the other they not unreluctantly lay hold of Jonah.

Behind this priest Tarzan presently saw others and soon several lay hold of him and pulled him up through the hole.

I reckon Passon's no notion what fancies lay hold on a young fellow or how powerful strong and masterful they be.

Either lay hold on this man for the law to deal with him, or let me take him hence and have his life fairly for this life he has taken!

As the Bible says about wisdom, so too may we state about the proper iconography of evolution: "She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her."

And Jesus invites us to get into the action, telling us that the violent-the 'forceful' ones-will lay hold of the kingdom.

Therefore lay hold of him; Bear him to th' rock Tarpeian, and from thence Into destruction cast him.

And I, "Master, thy discourses are so certain to me, and so lay hold on my faith, that the others would be to me as dead embers.

MAP- lay hold of with hand, seize.

I'll knock and call him, but do you two go lay hold of the ring of the church door," and she nodded toward a grey pile that stood near by.