Example sentences of "be [adv] hand [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Drivers report no guerrilla attacks , even though security north of the Salang Tunnel has been largely handed over to local militia units and the army withdrawn . |
| 2 | As with all great adventures and challenges , the rewards and achievements are not handed out on a plate . |
| 3 | ‘ They are not handed out like sweeties . |
| 4 | I , I was very angry abo , with what Prince Charles said erm about education , because his ideas are just handed down without any , ah , without us ha being informed in any way of where he 's getting his information from . |
| 5 | All she had to do was imply , without ever actually saying so , that the reins had been temporarily handed over to her . |
| 6 | All necessary information had been efficiently handed over to the new Teachers ' Representative , , who was then introduced and warmly welcomed by . |
| 7 | Scientific awards are n't handed out like Oscars — that is , they do n't have the same orchestrated ceremonial glitter , with tears choked hack and ‘ thanks to everyone back at the lab for making it possible ’ . |
| 8 | Raiders like the Savannah , most feared of the Southern privateers , were secretly handed over to the Confederates in the Azores , by a merchant class who had helped finance and develop the southern plantations and economy . |
| 9 | Although there were several disputes during the next twenty months , it was not until the coal mines were formally handed back to the coal owners , on 31 March 1921 , that serious conflict ensued . |
| 10 | He was aware that famous players of those roles had developed their own ways of interpretation and tricks , which were then handed down from generation to generation . |
| 11 | The bases were officially handed over to the army at noon today . |
| 12 | The facility , at Spynie on the northern outskirts of the town , has been officially handed over to its operators , the Aberdeen-based Skene Enterprises Group . |
| 13 | An opinion was expressed that such a purchaser under a suspensory condition ( that the money be only handed over on the certificate being got by the purchaser ) is not necessarily committing a violation of the Act , " assuming that he shows proper diligence in endeavouring to obtain the certificate , and is acting throughout in bona fide " : per Lord Trayner , ibid . |
| 14 | In their absence , Jerry Jenkins , a veteran so aged that his court time is usually handed out in short and widely spaced passages , was required to carry a heavier load . |
| 15 | In allowing life to grow in the womb , a woman is partly handing over to powers outside her conscious control . |
| 16 | However , what is also handed down from father to son these days is the importance of seeking a higher-paid and higher-status job elsewhere as soon as possible . |
| 17 | The bone-setting power is often handed down from father to son . |
| 18 | Some of these rules are concerned with the different components which go to make up a traditional story — the kind of story which is orally handed down from generation to generation . |
| 19 | The greater part of their duties in terms of expenditure was not handed down to the boroughs but passed over to newly established joint boards for police , the fire brigade , passenger transport and the probation service because these functions require wider operational areas than the boroughs can provide . |
| 20 | Shear Cave equipment , designed , supplied and installed by Davy McKee was formally handed over to BNFL commissioning teams . |
| 21 | Resplendent in traditional training scheme of silver with yellow T-bands , Vampire T.11 XD434 was formally handed back to the Fenland Aviation Museum on September 30 after restoration at RAF Marham . |
| 22 | Having been offered shelter by one of the Armstrongs , Hector of Hardlaw , whom he had helped some years previously , he was treacherously handed over to the Earl of Moray , Regent of Scotland since Mary 's enforced abdication . |
| 23 | The Esix product is claimed to unify all major versions and derivatives of Unix such as System V.3.2 , Berkeley Software Distribution 4.2 and 4.3 and Microsoft Corp 's Xenix , which was also handed over to Santa Cruz a year or three back . |
| 24 | A petition signed by 1,000,000 Argentinians was also handed over in October to the then Interior Minister , Eduardo Bauzá , demanding that soldiers should face punishment for their crimes . |
| 25 | Because this song was simply handed down from one generation of drill sergeants to another , the symbolism may have origins much earlier than a superficial analysis may indicate . |
| 26 | The party was indeed handed over to Birmingham . |
| 27 | The Chair was officially handed over to the eisteddfod 's organisers yesterday and will go on display at the West Bromwich Building Society in Llanrwst . |
| 28 | As the Museum 's train steamed past , an outsized cheque for £1,500 was officially handed over by Director , Mr Terry Austin , to Museum Chairman Mike Stanbury . |
| 29 | It was only at this stage that the dowry of the bride , which would usually have included both jewels and the title deeds to land , was actually handed over by the bride 's parents though details of the dowry would have been settled right at the beginning at Stage 1 of the proceedings . |
| 30 | A CHEQUE FOR £2,000 was recently handed over to the guide Dog for the Blind Association at the Shell/Esso Gas Plant at St Fergus . |