Example sentences of "[noun] handed [pers pn] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We sat down and Dr Jaffery handed us a plate of dates : traditionally the delicacy with which Muslims break the Ramadan fast . |
| 2 | Callum handed her a tall glass of orange juice , which Robyn accepted thankfully . |
| 3 | Schellenberg handed him the Führer Directive . |
| 4 | ‘ Oh , I am so sorry , ’ Kathleen handed her the caster sugar . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's absolutely ages since I went to a party , ’ she remarked happily , as Richard handed her a tall , frosted glass . |
| 6 | Rachaela handed him the phone . |
| 7 | Zen handed him a key with a number stamped on the shaft . |
| 8 | When he hung up Zen handed him the letter |
| 9 | Ruth handed him a packet of rice and a jug of stock . |
| 10 | Cornelius handed her a five-pound note . |
| 11 | Cornelius handed him the letter . |
| 12 | Andrée handed her the menu . |
| 13 | Patrick handed him the club and stood back . |
| 14 | The clerk handed him the envelope . |
| 15 | Marcus handed her a goblet of scotch and Ted another pint . |
| 16 | Jim handed her a cup . |
| 17 | After take-off , a miracle I might have thought in other circumstances , the stewardess handed me a sickly sweet fruit drink and I tried to peer through the tight lattice of scratch marks on the window at the Andes , at the snow , at the jungle . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | When her tears had run their course , Lisa handed her a final tissue and a mirror , and waited while she mopped herself dry . |
| 20 | Ward handed him a ten-dollar note . |
| 21 | Tom handed him a white shirt from the pile and tied one of his own ties , a brown tweedy affair , around his neck . |
| 22 | Tom handed him a new pair of grey woollen socks and Willie pulled the garters over them . |
| 23 | Tom handed him a large square bar of soap and showed him how to use it . |
| 24 | Tom handed him a towel and after he had dried himself and had his hair rubbed and combed and had put his pyjamas on , he sat down on the pouffe by the armchair while Tom sat ready to tell him a story . |
| 25 | BRASH comedienne Roseanne Arnold was for once left speechless when husband Tom handed her a $1 million ( £655,000 ) set of diamond and emerald jewels at a star-studded 40th birthday bash at Beverly Hills Hotel . |
| 26 | The waiter handed her a menu and she studied it intently , doing her sums all the while . |
| 27 | Duncan handed me a cracked Royal Wedding souvenir mug . |
| 28 | A dragonrider handed him a long shape , wrapped in red silk . |
| 29 | Astonishment rounding her eyes , Gina watched as one of the band handed him a trumpet . |
| 30 | The postman handed me a letter as I eventually reached my Pop 's house — it was an offer of a council house . |