Example sentences of "[vb past] handed over [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | When he 'd been appointed a Minister he 'd handed over his parcel of shares to his wife , Leonora . |
2 | On the Vienna and Berlin routes every transport had its smattering of adult supervisors , who had to sign a pledge to return immediately they had handed over their charges to the RCM . |
3 | The people , by a tacit and irrevocable act of delegation , had handed over their powers to the monarch . |
4 | On Nov. 18 it was reported that Chadian National Front ( FNT ) fighters had handed over their weapons to the Sudanese authorities on the border under a reconciliation agreement with the Déby government . |
5 | He managed to hide his hysteria until he had handed over my mail . |
6 | In the Potteries a prosperous general dealer in china and earthenware had handed over his business to his sons , who subsequently let the business collapse : his grandson remembered him ‘ sitting in the sunshine … just below the house which was once his own. , More successful in his retirement was a London coal merchant who provides the single instance of the complete change of life and place which today is a widespread ideal for retirement . |