Example sentences of "[coord] [prep] [art] hands [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even the half-mortals do n't know — they still think Undry 's lost , or in the hands of the dark powers . |
| 2 | He obviously thought her friends would either be dead , or in the hands of the Gestapo . |
| 3 | Many shops were boarded up , their owners having perished in the war or at the hands of the Komitehs , or been bankrupted by the collapsed economy . |
| 4 | It faced certain doom either at the polls or at the hands of the National Union of Mineworkers . |
| 5 | The hazard of confiscation by Frenchmen of opposing loyalties in times of political turbulence , or at the hands of the English during the occupation of much of northern France between 1417 and 1450 , could also lead to greatly diminished revenues . |
| 6 | They could let conditions worsen ; or they could move power back to national government ; or they could re-organise the electoral boundaries so that the irresponsible Left loses its tight inner urban constituencies ; or they could push power out beyond local government and into the hands of the people whom it is elected to serve . |
| 7 | The manor passed out of the hands of the Archbishop and into the hands of the Crown in 1545 . |
| 8 | Images , feelings and emotions are drained down the cords and into the hands of the Great Enchanter , who crushes them into a frail stream of dust , all that remains of the soul . |
| 9 | It is therefore argued that the operation of monetary policy should be taken out of the hands of the government which is politically motivated and into the hands of the Central Bank , which is neutral but has a reputation to uphold ( such a situation exists in Germany , with the Bundesbank deciding on monetary policy ) . |
| 10 | This reinforces the social inequality and regional disparities encouraged by the concentration of wealth and capital in the big cities and in the hands of the dominant classes . |
| 11 | Extremely good ideas may have been incorporated and in the hands of the teacher involved the program may prove a powerful teaching aid . |
| 12 | Similarly any prerecorded voices , sound effects and incidental music needed to be prepared and in the hands of the Grams Operator , in order of cueing , before zero hour on the big day . |
| 13 | Accordingly , a bill of lading stating that goods had been shipped or received for shipment ‘ and in the hands of the lawful holder , should be conclusive evidence against the carrier of such shipment or receipt . ’ |
| 14 | Power has been concentrated in the Cabinet and in the hands of the Prime Minister , with very few checks and balances . |
| 15 | But in the hands of the medical profession the original crude jab became elaborated into a less safe deep incision followed by expensive treatments ( Razzell 1977 ) . |