Example sentences of "handed to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anything handed to him had to be wrapped in Kleenex tissues . |
| 2 | He produced the van key on a ring , which he handed to Maggie . |
| 3 | ‘ Try these , ’ he said returning with a dress and coat which he handed to her . |
| 4 | He produced two numbers of Colliers Magazine which he handed to me . |
| 5 | It was this guitar along with another ‘ 58 maple neck Strat which he handed to the Fender Custom Shop to form the basis of the Robert Cray Strat . |
| 6 | This I handed to a nurse , asking her to give it to the doctor before he saw Nigel . |
| 7 | Here , taking a milk measure from a marble slab , she bent over a big brown earthenware jar , took off the wooden lid , dipped in the measure and scooped up some clean water , which she handed to the child , saying , ‘ Drink that . ’ |
| 8 | Myers had just entered , carrying a piece of paper which he handed to Talbot . |
| 9 | ‘ Name of a fox , ’ said Blackbeard between his teeth , ‘ the woman was in the place and saw it handed to me . |
| 10 | In a flurry of further presentations Louisa Hoare handed to Buxton 's wife , Hannah , a small silver cup commemorating her partnership with her husband in the abolition of slavery , while the uncles and aunts handed to Priscilla an inscribed small waiter to commemorate her role . |
| 11 | Among these were the Bruces , whose lands he handed to their old rivals , the Comyns . |
| 12 | John Lehmann had such confidence in Minton 's design sense that when he handed to him the typescript of Elizabeth David 's A Book of Mediterranean Food he gave him carte blanche to do as he liked with it . |
| 13 | The young man gauged her reaction and bought an emerald green ribbon which he handed to her . |
| 14 | When Adam had a document for Miranda to sign that he thought she might argue about , he always included it in a sheaf of other papers he handed to her at the end of the day , when she was exhausted . |
| 15 | She wrote a cheque which she handed to me . |
| 16 | He got up and went across to a bureau in the corner furthest from the fire , returning a moment later with a folder which he handed to the T'ang . |
| 17 | Rostov nocked the arrow which Burun handed to him , and sighted on it . |
| 18 | The publicity generated by this exploit produced letters denouncing other suspect spies which Jane handed to the War Office , thus assisting what was to become MI5 . |
| 19 | She dived into a pile of newspapers which lay in an untidy stack beneath her chair and after a short search , triumphantly produced a neatly folded paper which she handed to Edwards . |
| 20 | He jerked his poncho up , felt about in the pocket of his filthy jeans and produced a screwed-up bit of paper which he handed to Ward with a few muttered words . |
| 21 | He handed to her a copy of A Portrait of The Artist As a Young Man . |
| 22 | Disappearing into a back room , he emerged carrying a gold watch and chain which he handed to the two policemen . |
| 23 | Patrick 's identification of the body enabled him to write out a death certificate , which he handed to PC Bartholomew with a note of the other details . |
| 24 | She glanced at the brief details on the card Jill handed to her before smiling at the man . |
| 25 | He had taken her number which he handed to the officer . |
| 26 | Your letters are very much appreciated , and thank you especially for the Photos , which are not bad at all , and which handed to me just before we left Sian . |
| 27 | And they handed to her , and it just said , Congratulations , you now own the Volkswagen Polo . |