Example sentences of "hand over " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( He put his hand over the receiver . ) |
| 2 | ( He put his hand over the receiver again . ) |
| 3 | ‘ Hand over Cameron ! ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Hand over Angus Cameron and James Menzies ! |
| 5 | She placed the flat of her hand over her glass as he tried to pour . |
| 6 | Jeff loves it ; he strokes his hand over her head as if she were a child . |
| 7 | Summer shows all the languor of a hot , breezeless day as the dancer lazily brushes her hand over her brow . |
| 8 | Milton , the winner of this year 's European Championship , finished with 2.92sec in hand over Jos Lansink and Optiebeurs Felix , who won the European bronze medal . |
| 9 | Rebels ‘ would not hand over general ’ |
| 10 | White House officials insist this is a misunderstanding ; US interest in the coup evaporated rapidly when the rebels made it clear that they would not hand over Noriega . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | In the Royal Bank English League , at the weekend , men 's champions Malory defeated Reebok Liverpool City in four sets , and they have a match in hand over joint leaders , Polonia and Staffordshire Moorlands , who are both still unbeaten . |
| 13 | ‘ Oh , ’ Erika placed her hand over her mouth . |
| 14 | The Weekend comes preloaded with a 24-exposure ( ISO 400 ) colour-print film , so all you have to do is shoot and wind on , then hand over the whole camera to the developers at the end . |
| 15 | Then one barked at me : ‘ Hand over your revolver ! ’ |
| 16 | She put her hand over the receiver . |
| 17 | Philip put his hand over his mouth . |
| 18 | Philip pulled Lee down beside him and put his hand over his mouth . |
| 19 | I want you to introduce the plan and then hand over the presentation to Klepner . |
| 20 | How could I ever forget ! ’ said Mark , holding a hand over his eyes . |
| 21 | Mr Hollins rubbed a large hand over his large face . |
| 22 | Once they heard her say , ‘ But Harry , you ca n't keep on — ’ And then she must have put a hand over the mouthpiece , because they did not hear anything else until , suddenly , another voice spoke . |
| 23 | As she ran a hand over her short hair , she pulled a face . |
| 24 | The clerk behind the hatch asked for their empties before she 'd hand over the new bottles but they had n't got them . |
| 25 | The next instant he had his hand over the receiver and his hoarse whisper to Clarissa was ominous . |
| 26 | I tried to scream but he put his hand over my mouth . |
| 27 | 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 . ’ |
| 28 | When it landed , the Americans had no steps tall enough to reach it , a gratifying start except for the fact that the Chairman of the Council of Ministers and his party had to climb down an emergency ladder hand over hand . |
| 29 | When Gaily had finished , he sat back , his heavy legs sprawled anyhow over the hearth , and ran an anxious hand over his already thin hair . |
| 30 | And slept , half crouched , falling at last across the pillow , her right hand over the left wrist with its quiet pulse . |