Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] to hand " in BNC.
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| 1 | You then sail in company ( with help close to hand ) for the second week . |
| 2 | It 's also a good idea to have a spare machine readily to hand and regularly checked so that it can be wheeled in at a moment 's notice . |
| 3 | A school , you know , is like — ’ here the headmaster came to a halt , because he had launched into a metaphor without having a metaphor readily to hand ; and in fact he had very few notions of what a school was like — ‘ is like the human body . |
| 4 | There is a regular bus service close to hand and also convenient shops . |
| 5 | Even a reference to some current event close to hand can offer a lead in to a topic . |
| 6 | In your handout , somewhere , I 'm afraid I have n't got the pages er , cos I do n't have my handout immediately to hand , er I 've got here a short-term er programme . |
| 7 | And the razor neatly to hand . |
| 8 | But if we were gods , and immortal , and could sit ourselves comfortably to watch the years slide by , with a magnetic compass conveniently to hand next to the ambrosia and nectar , we 'd see something extraordinarily interesting . |
| 9 | And for those who like the idea of even more sights and nightlife readily to hand , the wonderful city of Vienna is just down the road . |
| 10 | The tracking system stores relevant details [ such as home address , employer and next of kin ] for all personnel travelling offshore and means that the relative response team will always have all the necessary information immediately to hand . |
| 11 | Such consultancies were seen as being prestigious in the eyes of candidates , having a wider field from which to chose , an extensive research resource immediately to hand , and the largest data banks . |
| 12 | Jesus looked to material close to hand for the subject matter of his parables . |