Example sentences of "be hand over [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 In a statement the W.Midlands Regional Health Authority said they needed vacant possession for the property to be handed over to a private housebuilder for development .
2 Most difficult to resolve in the struggle for jurisdiction over clerks who were charged with crimes was whether they could be tried twice , as clause three of the royal Constitutions of Clarendon ( 1164 ) outlined , first in the king 's court and then in the church court , and whether , if found guilty , they should be handed over to a civil court for the passing of the sentence .
3 This led to doubt as to the effectiveness of the decree , which also ordered the colony 's property to be handed over to a Methodist church , even though much of it had been sold to individual members of the colony , who were not themselves to be subject to specific government action .
4 But peasants also complained when what they called ‘ doctors ’ came out to inspect their cattle and sanitary arrangements , or when two peasants who had murdered their wives had to be handed over to a visiting ‘ social court ’ ( obshchestvennyi sud ) set up by a shefstvo team .
5 Ratepayer democracy … implied less local government , with fewer services to provide since some of them could be handed over to the private sector , to the supposed benefit of consumers and ratepayers alike .
6 In particular , as a first step towards clearing the area , he was suggesting that , as Macmillan had advised , the Cossacks should be handed over to the Soviet authorities , although , as he had made clear to Tolbukhin 's HQ , he could not do this without Gen McCreery 's authorization .
7 By the time Robertson sent his signal from AFHQ [ KP 103 ] on the night of 14/15 May , the decision had been taken in principle that the Cossacks in 5 Corps area should be handed over to the Soviet forces .
8 But , as events had unfolded , what it turned out had not yet been settled was precisely which formations should be handed over to the Soviet authorities .
9 For some of their land to be handed over to the Roman soldiers was a bitter pill to swallow , for it meant the loss of the Colne peninsula and much else , which left them only the Essex marches and lands to the north and the area round modern Chelmsford , which probably became their tribal centre .
10 Under the terms of the new bases agreement Clark Field was to be handed over to the armed forces of the Philippines by Sept. 16 , 1992 , the date which the USA claimed marked the expiry of the current agreement .
11 You 've got I 'll give you twenty minutes and it 's got ta be ready to be handed over to the other group in twenty minutes time .
12 The dispute concerned what proportion of the Fleet should become Ukrainian and what should be handed over to the joint Commonwealth of Independent States ( CIS ) strategic forces .
13 Adopted by 237 votes to 24 , the amendment to the Constitution , known as the power-sharing law , stipulated that the federal government would retain competence over foreign policy , defence and economic and fiscal strategy , while broad economic powers would be handed over to the two republics .
14 Reveille for the remainder was at 0600 , as the transit camp we had been living in for the fortnight had to be handed over to the next inhabitants spick and span .
15 In one area where the troops were being maintained by air droppings , the Corps Commander gave orders that all parachutes were to be handed over to the local Burmese who were in rags .
16 Although he has completed five years , he will continue for another couple of years until the parish is ready to be handed over to the local clergy .
17 Money for clients therefore should normally be handed over at a pre-arranged appointment in the office setting ( it is recognised that home helps may collect pensions for housebound elderly clients ) .
18 They will be handed over at the next town in two days .
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