Example sentences of "handing [pers pn] over [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | Many schools were established by communities on a self-help basis , with the intention of handing them over to the government . |
2 | Some of the near contemporary songs which have survived from the period describe Rodrigo himself as capturing Garcia and handing him over to the brothers . |
3 | I managed to scrounge some tobacco at Brigade H.Q and was soon handing it over to the Frenchman . |
4 | To give themselves ready cash , some American airlines want to keep a 10% ticket tax for up to a year before handing it over to the government . |
5 | The Germans , defeated , suffering every form of deprivation , were not and could hardly be expected to be enthusiastic about dismantling the only source of their livelihood and handing it over to the hated Russians . |