1.   Miss Perry caught hold of my sleeve and pulled me back.

2.   She managed to catch hold of the rope by sheer luck.

3.   A doctor and a nurse caught hold of his arms.

4.   But his father caught hold of him by the arm.

5.   He limped over to Grimma, catching hold of a thorn twig to steady himself.

6.   It caught hold of a chair and, with a great deal of grunting, managed to tip it over.

7.   He caught hold of her hand as it went up once more to her headscarf, and he held it tight against his side.

8.   Yussuf caught hold of her and propelled her towards the gate.