Example sentences of "handed over [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She handed over a pink-tissued shape dripping with silver bows and gaudy ribbons . |
| 2 | I handed over a Ford transit van and its human contents to the Sussex constabulary . |
| 3 | After a while , Corbett nodded , handed over a few coins and left , his face wreathed in a complacent smile . |
| 4 | I handed over a coin : that meant I 'd only got two left , but it was the fattest and quickest-gobbled 10p I 've ever spent . |
| 5 | A civilian official , accompanied by an Air Force general , handed over a plain flat attaché case and a slip of paper with the number of the combination lock . |
| 6 | Within moments I had decided to strip her to her expensive banker 's underclothing , lash her to a Quattrocento day-bed with fur-lined leather manacles , and whip her with unimaginable delicacy until she handed over a full power of attorney and yielded herself totally in a frenzy of self-abnegation . |
| 7 | COMMANDER Fabian Malbon , skipper of HMS Invincible , yesterday handed over a cheque for £1,250 to cancer victim Janet Murray , right , at a Kent nursing home . |
| 8 | At Naba we were overtaken by the hospital train and discovered that their food supply had run out , so we handed over a whole case of sausages and one of tinned peaches . |
| 9 | They reached Ankara 13 days later , where they arranged a meeting at the Turkish Parliament building with Assistant Director of External Affairs , Meltern Sahinkaya , and handed over a 1,000 name petition and a letter addressed to Parliament leader Husamettin Cindoruk . |
| 10 | He turned to go but Talbot stopped him as a seaman entered and handed over a sheet of paper . |
| 11 | He also handed over a magnificent library which is now the Bibliothèque d'art et d'archéologie . |
| 12 | Amyas gave a slight bow and handed over a sealed letter . |
| 13 | With an air of urgency , suggesting that he had a host of other people to see , Wilson handed over a four-page programme guide with a curt : ‘ It 's called Doctor Who . |
| 14 | They had a routine for it , as most couples do — Annie put the fuel in , Tessa took some paper towels from the dispenser and cleaned the windscreen ; then Tessa went to the pay-window and handed over a credit card as soon as Annie put the pump nozzle back into position . |
| 15 | He scrabbled in Molassi 's red box and handed over a small multicoloured disc , marked ZAGRAT SHEER EVENT SHIFT Patent Licence 110044 . |
| 16 | He handed over a credit card to pay his bill . |
| 17 | She handed over a small metal cylinder . |
| 18 | Feeling that anything was worth the price if it removed the torpor from his brain , Lucien handed over a coin at the reception booth and went inside . |
| 19 | He handed over a ring and an amulet that I recognised . |
| 20 | The security officer handed over a bunch of small prints and lit a cigar . |
| 21 | Eventually Balvinder handed over a pocketful of change and the healer gave him a small pot of white powder . |
| 22 | She handed over a neatly wrapped ‘ mixed bunch ’ to one customer , with a chatty , ‘ Here you are , love , ’ and moved swiftly on to the next . |
| 23 | Weasel turned and grinned expectantly at his companion , who grunted and handed over a coin from his pouch . |
| 24 | He also handed over a cheque for £500 to be used for technological development in the programme . |
| 25 | Melissa handed over a slip of paper . |
| 26 | Getting down to the bare bones : There was nothing but a skeleton staff to assist him when Brian Chappill , marketing manager , Midlands West & Wales , handed over a Wimpey Construction UK cheque for £l , 000 to Linda Edwards of Bath-based charity the National Osteoporosis Society . |
| 27 | I handed over a plethora of retirement gifts from her colleagues and wished her a long and happy retirement . |
| 28 | First he handed over a bundle of Russian paper money that was little bigger than a wad of visiting cards , and some coins jangled . |
| 29 | He looked at my passport , then handed over a large envelope . |
| 30 | Bunny handed over a fiver and as I walked away I heard him whisper to Rayleen . |