Example sentences of "[adv] hand [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She did the bending and the kneeling , and they worked together hand in glove . |
| 2 | Roger from Ramsey was driving , and a good enough hand with horses and wagons , but what chance did he have with the pair of them drawing on him ? |
| 3 | merrily hand in hand , |
| 4 | decorative mirror , with or without a frame , is the type you would normally hand on a bedroom or living room wall , or perhaps over a mantlepiece to reflect the room . |
| 5 | To complicate the issue , the American government may soon hand over responsibility for operating the weather craft to private industry instead ( New Scientist , 17 March , p 706 ) . |
| 6 | The seller may physically hand over the goods . |
| 7 | ‘ Just hand over the jade , and I 'll get out of your life . |
| 8 | Over the past 10 years the debt of sub-Saharan countries has tripled to $180bn and these countries now hand over one third of their foreign exchange earnings in debt payments . |
| 9 | So I feel that our power has grown very much and that we are now hand in hand with the comrades in Namibia . |
| 10 | No government can simply hand over services for vulnerable groups to a completely unregulated private sector , because the political repercussions of any abuse might be too serious and the reputation of private market provision might be damaged . |
| 11 | Anyway , you simply hand over everything you 've got and try to be polite with it , by which I mean do n't tell him how to do his own job . |
| 12 | She guessed it was pretty obvious that she had nothing to come back with when , his expression grimmer than ever , ‘ We 'll finish this conversation inside , ’ he clipped , and although Fabia would by far have preferred that he simply hand over her car keys and let her go on her way , she realised that there were some responsibilities in life which you just could n't duck . |
| 13 | Rather the contrary : in Britain a wastesite operator who finds it too expensive to meet the rules can simply hand in his licence and walk away from the site . |
| 14 | UK paperbackers argue that the implications of Books Etc 's complaint could mean no less than that UK paperbackers should effectively hand over the continental market to the Americans . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | I want you to introduce the plan and then hand over the presentation to Klepner . |
| 17 | The drum grew louder in the final roll , the flautists blew steadily , keying up anticipation , and the rattle fell silent as Dulé took one step with his other foot and left the ground , then hand over hand into the air shinned up the free-standing ladder till he alighted at the tenth rung and hung there like a heron on a breakwater at home , it seemed to Kit , even as he asked himself in wonder , what unearthly magic 's here ? |
| 18 | Drawings done while at The Hague show infancy and old age in close proximity , sometimes hand in hand — the simplest , most natural representation of his death-and-rebirth theme . |
| 19 | Lucker and I return silently hand in hand to the apartment . |
| 20 | Thus , almost hand to mouth , were determined the main features of the unique character and aspect of the Foxton Flight . |
| 21 | Quality and efficiency go firmly hand in hand . |
| 22 | As they cycled along side by side , Deirdre put a comradely hand on Jacob 's shoulder , as if to deny any accusation in her words . |
| 23 | But you can reduce the risk of this sort of tragedy by following these tips : NEVER hand over cash without getting a receipt saying what it 's for . |