Example sentences of "[adv] hand over " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 ) . |
| 2 | The seller may physically hand over the goods . |
| 3 | ‘ Just hand over the jade , and I 'll get out of your life . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | I want you to introduce the plan and then hand over the presentation to Klepner . |
| 11 | 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 ? |
| 12 | 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 . |