Example sentences of "pass [pron] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Delving into her bag , Cara extracted a few cards from her wallet and passed them over to her , and while Fabia , who knew her sister went by her maiden name in her job , was looking at the printed cards that announced ‘ Cara Kingsdale , Verity magazine ’ , Cara was suggesting , ‘ Keep those by you just in case Mr Gajdusek wants proof that you represent Verity .
2 But when someone tried to test the security of the spare wheel attached to the side of the body by pulling at it roughly and then , intrigued by the pair of leather driving-gauntlets resting on the front seat , fitted them on and passed them around for general examination he decided it was time to leave .
3 He was interested to see Ray 's collection , presented to Samuel Dale just before he died , who later passed them on to Chelsea .
4 He passed them on to another colleague who led us finally to our places which were kept for us in the Grand Salon .
5 The bodymaker passed the doors to the finishers , who in turn passed them on to the french polishers ; the doors then moved along to those whose work it was to hang them in position , the operations being so arranged that the polished door was completed just at the point where it was to be hung on the coach .
6 He was accused at his trial in 1990 of having , ‘ with counter-revolutionary aims , collected lists of people detained in the disturbances ( activities carried out by Tibetans in 1988 in support of independence ) and passed them on to others , thus violating the ( laws of ) secrecy ’ .
7 He was accused of having , ‘ with counter-revolutionary aims , collected lists of people detained in the disturbances and passed them on to others , thus undermining the law and violating the ( laws of ) secrecy . ’
8 By February 1916 pressure was mounting again , and resolutions calling for compulsory national service were flowing in ; the Executive refused to debate them , but passed them on to Law nevertheless .
9 The Crown claim Butler had collected information about his movement in the town and passed them on to the IRA .
10 But even among the backward and traditional , two kinds of country people were the major pillars of the ancient ways — the old and the women , whose ‘ old wives ’ tales ' passed them on to new generations , and occasionally , for the benefit of city men , to collectors of folklore and folksong .
11 Spokeswoman Jane McLean said yesterday : ‘ After that we stopped recording the calls and passed them on to the JobCentre at Holywell , which is handling the recruitment . ’
12 Spokeswoman Jane McLean said yesterday : ‘ After that we stopped recording the calls and passed them on to the JobCentre at Holywell which is handling the recruitment . ’
13 She took off the snazzy shades she had taken from the preacherman they 'd jump-rammed this morning , and passed them back to Andrew Jean .
14 He admitted that they were from Camilla but passed them off as a simple gesture of friendship .
15 He painted in various styles and passed them off as originals making a lot of money in the process .
16 We just passed them out to crazy people and artistes and people who were always on the scene in New York .
17 Tom passed them by without a glance , heading for the door at the very end of the corridor .
18 ‘ A lot of players , including Gazza , found the game passed them by at times .
19 Republics collect taxes but are refusing to pass them on to the central government .
20 But then to pass them on to a third party is heinous . ’
21 Then I want you to pass them on to me . ’
22 If I hear of one more occasion on which you make these allegations I shall feel it my duty to pass them on to Connon myself .
23 A Will is a commonsense and legal way to ensure that any possessions you have are given to the people you wish to pass them on to .
24 Resolving to pass them on to someone else as soon as possible , Robert took hold of both locket and manuscript and put them in his jacket pocket .
25 I am in the process of compiling a book on old fashioned remedies for horse ailments and am writing to ask if any of your readers have experience of any , and would they be kind enough to pass them on for possible publication .
26 Well , you 've written in a article , you say by merely acknowledging our feelings we are less likely to pass them on by osmosis to those who are emotionally bound to us .
27 there are , all that lot 'll have to go onto the seats , mind your fingers can you go down there , open that door no you 'll have to come this side , I 'll have to pass them through to you okay on the floor Paula might be bet the heavier stuff , then if it does fall off it 's not going to make a mess
28 They are frankly calling their new cheeses by new brand names , making them in different shapes and original packings , selling them on their own merits rather than attempting to pass them off as the great traditional products of an unmechanized and unstandardized age .
29 ( Copies of old rugs sometimes include the original date and signature , but there is rarely any attempt to pass them off as originals ; even if there were , other indicators of age would make such deceit obvious . )
30 Sceptical officers thought he was trying to pass himself off as motor racing 's world champ .
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