Example sentences of "[not/n't] be handed over [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Her eyes scanned the first page quickly , taking in the expected account of how Ellen had looked after Oreste as her own , but when she came to the reasons why he had not been handed over to Gigia , Wilson slowed down and even repeated the words to herself .
2 The predicament of peasants on state lands which had not been handed over to private landowners was marginally easier , but did not differ fundamentally from that of the private serfs .
3 To this list we can also add some particular tasks that should not be handed over to subordinates or indeed other specialists who may be available to you :
4 The task can not be handed over to the superstar preacher and those with ‘ the gift of persuasive oratory ’ .
5 They should not be handed over to Tito , but should be " disarmed and placed in refugee camps " until their " ultimate disposal " was decided at Government level .
6 " CAO expressed disappointment that we did not seem to agree with him on this point , but added that he was faced with a grave administrative problem with hundreds of thousands of German PoWs on his hands and could not bother at this time about who might or who might not be handed over to the Russians or Partisans to be shot . "
7 Kirk then stated that he could not concur in the order and that Robertson expressed his disappointment , but stated that he could not " bother at this time who might or might not be handed over to be shot " and would send his telegram anyway .
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