Example sentences of "handed [pron] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As he finished he smiled and handed me the empty plate . |
| 2 | I paid the hostel owner three thousand intis for the last time and he handed me the neat slip , carefully signed and stamped twice : ‘ Hostal America PAGADO . ’ |
| 3 | He handed me the seventeenth-century pamphlet , which I had left on a table on the landing . |
| 4 | In response to the unasked question she handed them the last cans . |
| 5 | Shepherd poured the T'ang a fingernail 's measure of the dark liquid and handed him the ancient bowled glass . |
| 6 | ‘ Be my guest , ’ Trent said and handed him the eight thousand dollars from his back pocket . |
| 7 | Talbot handed him the two messages . |
| 8 | She handed him the two parts of the torch and waited for him to piece the thing together . |
| 9 | She handed him the long cane , and flinched when he swished it through the air to produce a vicious , menacing whistle . |
| 10 | Jessamyn handed him the still-smoking gun . |
| 11 | She handed him the woebegone bouquet , the bird 's head dangling , its coxcomb a broken-stemmed blossom ; he took it , bowed his head , and pinched the child 's cheek as he showed his teeth gritted in greedy affection , the expression that says to children , ‘ Aahah ! |
| 12 | Judi , her face white with Gothic make-up , handed him the glowing syringe . |
| 13 | When Anthony arrived spent and ill-looking from the hospital later that evening , Julia handed him the thin yellow sheet and was relieved to see a lightening in his dark grey eyes and a faint smile on his thin lips . |
| 14 | Admittedly the absence of Brian Reid gave him the 250 at Carrowdore and then Derek Young 's injury at Kirkistown handed him the Open Road Racing Ireland award , but he has certainly had a year to remember and his performances in the 600cc series have all been high class . |
| 15 | ‘ Look at this , ’ he said to Cleo , and handed her the delicate instrument , which was a web of vanes and strings . |
| 16 | The bus took a very long and roundabout route to Linby , through a dozen tiny villages and hamlets , but Cheryl thought the journey was worth it when Jessica handed her the promised signalling flags . |
| 17 | Doyle smiled , almost beautifully , as though everything had come right , and handed her the small gun . |
| 18 | She gathered up the bags and pushed them towards the child ; and when he reluctantly handed her the two pennies she said , ‘ Thank you very much . |
| 19 | Joanna handed her the two syringes , then began fixing up the drip . |
| 20 | He ripped open one of the little silver foil packets and handed her the lubricated ring of rubber . |
| 21 | He handed her the folded documents as he prised open the first box . |
| 22 | He handed her the double bladed paddle as she continued , ‘ I shall go down as far as Browns Mill , so could you possibly pick me up here about five thirty ? ’ |
| 23 | Back in the bedroom , he handed her the discarded nightshirt , his face carefully blank as Leonora scrambled into it , so unsteady on her feet that it was a relief to get back beneath the covers . |
| 24 | She fumbled for a handkerchief without success — and Elizabeth Mowbray handed her the capacious lace-edged one she wore for decoration at her girdle . |
| 25 | The officer who handed us the unofficial communique was risking his neck by taking a public stance against racism amongst his colleagues . |