Example sentences of "[coord] hand [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She took a purse from her coat pocket , found two silver florins and handed them to the landlady , who said she 'd get her a rent book . |
| 2 | Barak pulled a roll of banknotes from his jacket pocket , reluctantly peeled off a couple and handed them to the prostitute . |
| 3 | Dane pulled his car-keys from his pocket and handed them across the table . |
| 4 | So I said , ‘ How nice , thank you , ’ and handed him over the cheque . |
| 5 | He reflected that , after all , it was the attitude he would wish to see adopted by her with their own servants , when they should have them ; and handed her into the jeweller 's . |
| 6 | He extracted the licence and handed it through the window . |
| 7 | At 7.00 next morning he placed the basin in his tin and handed it to the attendant , who put it in the hot cupboard . |
| 8 | He picked a half empty glass from the floor and handed it to the man . |
| 9 | Duncan took out his passport and handed it to the older man , who opened it to the relevant page and stamped it with a small stamper he had with him . |
| 10 | He lifted out a white silk blouse trimmed with fine lace , felt the fabric and handed it to the sales assistant who stood behind them . |
| 11 | She extracted the required amount of money and handed it to the girl . |
| 12 | Schwarz rammed a magazine into the butt of a Walther PPK and handed it to the Irishman . |
| 13 | After he 'd played a couple of tunes , the organ grinder took off his old frayed cap and handed it round the crowd that had gathered . |
| 14 | The second person carries the stakes and hands them to the third , unpointed ends first , who then pushes them into the ground and fastens the top line to the net with a half-hitch . |
| 15 | ‘ The chief cipher clerk , Walter Peckle , decodes them and hands them to the ambassador . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ You can leave us now , ’ she said , taking off her outdoor clothes and handing them to the maid . |
| 17 | Ace answered , unclipping a spare gun from her belt and handing it to the Professor . |
| 18 | ‘ That 's right , ’ said Adam , taking the scarf from her and handing it to the girl behind the counter . |
| 19 | He said the Government now aimed to improve public services by taking the cash away from the bureaucrats at the Northern Regional Health Authority and Durham County Hall , for example , and handing it to the schools and GPs who knew better how it should be used . |