Example sentences of "[pers pn] handed over the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Superintendent Mercer arrived shortly afterwards and I handed over the key of the Biology Lab to him . " |
| 2 | Reluctantly I handed over the axe and made way for him , then stood , stretching my back . |
| 3 | She handed over the pawn ticket . |
| 4 | She handed over the corkscrew . |
| 5 | Until 1948 the British ruled Palestine , but on 15th May that year the British mandate came to an end , and they handed over the country to the Jews . |
| 6 | Not so long as they handed over the pound notes — though smiling Clyde took most of those , the greedy sod . |
| 7 | If nothing else , he 'd want some sort of come-back if we cheated him after he handed over the money . ’ |
| 8 | He would closet himself with a bottle of port and a cigar or pipe , read the end of the previous instalment , and then write the next , drawing his fee when he handed over the text . |
| 9 | The award was presented to the club by Durham CIU vice- president Bill Laverick five years ago as an annual prize and he handed over the trophy at a special ceremony at the club . |
| 10 | And he handed over the letter ( which had creased beautifully in his pocket ) with just the right note of impatient politeness . |