Example sentences of "[is] now [prep] [art] hands " in BNC.
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1 | It is not just that many of the old structures of central planning have been demolished , or that much of the government is now in the hands of people who still refer to themselves quite unselfconsciously as ‘ the opposition ’ . |
2 | Cartón de Colombia was founded in 1944 , largely on the basis of North American capital , that is now in the hands of the Mobil Oil Company . |
3 | It is now in the hands of the Minister for Economic Development . |
4 | A similar checklist in the original report , showing companies which used five or more techniques , threw up names like Maxwell Communication Corporation which subsequently went into administration , Asda whose boardroom shake-up followed a £365m pre-tax loss , LEP which is now in the hands of a company doctor , British Aerospace which is about to undergo further restructuring , and Ultramar which was taken over after reporting losses . |
5 | England 's batting talent is now in the hands of ex-Middlesex star Radley , the MCC chief coach . |
6 | The firm is now in the hands of managing director Tim Watkins and ‘ a private family concern ’ . |
7 | The former boss of Polly Peck , a textile-to-foods group which is now in the hands of administrators , has wealth beyond Britain 's reach . |
8 | Swan Hunter , whose present workforce numbers 2,200 , is now in the hands of receivers and has been in acute crisis since failing to win a vital Ministry of Defence helicopter-carrier order . |
9 | The plant is now in the hands of commissioning teams . |
10 | A spokesman for William Hill says : We have no trace of the bet , the original copy is now in the hands of the police . |
11 | The Department of Transport has refused to comment , as it says the matter is now in the hands of the courts . |
12 | The matter is now in the hands of the police , after the shop owners gave them details of the two men . |
13 | ‘ It is now in the hands of the Crown , but if we do n't conclude the investigation soon , there is every chance they 'll be released . ’ |
14 | ‘ There is nothing I can do , ’ said the King , as she was dragged away , ‘ I can see those in charge , but it 's now in the hands of the Justice people . ’ |