Example sentences of "[prep] hand over the " in BNC.

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1 He added : ‘ An orderly run-down will be set in hand over the next five years , leading to a smaller , more flexible stockpile consisting principally of ready-to-eat food rather than raw commodities . ’
2 Rangers are four points clear of Aberdeen and also have a game in hand over the Dons .
3 Lancashire are 25 points off the top with a game in hand over the leading five sides and Fairbrother pointed out : ‘ We could be a lot closer .
4 Tessa , eight , was due to hand over the flowers when Di arrived at the Freshfield drug counselling service in Truro , Cornwall .
5 Incidentally , the Maltese have a delightful habit of carrying their political leaders by hand over the heads of the crowd .
6 An open-work star map in stereographic projection ( known as the rete ) was in front of the tympan , and could be rotated by hand over the lines of altitude and azimuth .
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