Example sentences of "hand over a " in BNC.
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| 1 | But no-one gives a second glance to a frail Japanese man , who stands , cupping his hand over a cigarette , looking a little lost amid the general traffic . |
| 2 | If he held his hand over a flowering plant , he could sense in himself the healing properties of that flower . |
| 3 | President Ian Plaistowe will hand over a silver paper knife to Janice Ince , a project accountant at Credit Suisse . |
| 4 | Her parents , Lord and Lady Romsey , will hand over a cheque from the Leonora Knatchbull Research Fellowship , for child cancer research at London 's St Bartholomew 's Hospital . |
| 5 | Indeed for the refusal of food and drink there are a range of different visual signals : in different societies this may be signalled by putting a hand over a glass , by putting one 's knife and fork in a particular way or by shaking one 's head in a particular manner . |
| 6 | Parrott will hand over a cue , which has been autographed by the quarter finalists in this year 's world snooker championships , to be auctioned . |
| 7 | Middlesbrough Mayor Coun Eddie Bolland will hand over a cheque from Middlesbrough Council 's community chest to help the photography project . |
| 8 | Mr Conable therefore hands over a 6,000-strong Bank with annual staff costs of over $900m , $150,000 a head , bloated by perks such as first-class air travel . |
| 9 | He turned and warmed his hands over a small charcoal brazier . |
| 10 | Times me , and hands over a quid when I cut a fraction of a second off my record — can you imagine ? |
| 11 | They would shake their empty hands over a barrel lined with tinfoil , from which he could at a later date draw out benison . |
| 12 | The man checks my gun as if I 'd had the time and opportunity to fix the outcome , and then rather begrudgingly hands over a very full pair of red fake fur lips . |
| 13 | The Housing Trust hands over a cheque to Community Council chairman and Middlesbrough Mayor Eddie Bolland today . |