Example sentences of "have been hand [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | But lap-steel is a relative newcomer to the island 's culture when compared with the tradition of slack key guitar , a beautiful acoustic fingerpicking style based around dropped , or ‘ slack ’ open tunings which have been handed down through the generations . |
2 | Their sunny main bedroom is the perfect home for older pieces of furniture , most of which have been handed down through the generations — Mary Jane 's mother made the tapestry fireguard and her great-grandmother made the beautiful bedspread |
3 | Because modesty in behaviour is such a high priority , these laws of Taharat HaMishpachah have not been publicized , but have been handed down throughout the generations . |
4 | Now , although St Petersburg is full of some of the greatest treasures of the world , full of riches that have been handed down from the imperial days , there is very little about the tsar and his family at the time of the revolution . |
5 | Panalpina have been handed down by the House of Lords . |
6 | Almost 2,000 knives and other blades have been handed in during the first fortnight of the month-long amnesty . |
7 | Four bags of toxic waste which were found abandoned on the Oxford ring road have been handed back to the company that lost them . |