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Sentence examples for a hand over from inspiring English sources

The phrase "a hand over" is not correct in standard written English.
It seems to be a misinterpretation of the phrase "hand over," which means to give or transfer something to someone else.
Example: "Please hand over the documents to the manager when you finish."
Alternatives: "pass over" or "transfer."

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She places a hand over her heart.

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The Guardian - Music

He also tapped a hand over his heart.

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The New York Times

Captain Fleery "clapped a hand over her heart.

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The New York Times - Books

One juror put a hand over her mouth.

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The New York Times

For a moment I put a hand over my eyes.

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The Guardian

The old man frowned, ran a hand over his face, nodded, smiled.

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A hand-over-hand struggle up a rocky path to a vantage point?

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The New York Times - Travel

Kinesins move with a hand-over-hand action, it appears, rather than an inchworm gait as an earlier report suggested.

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Science Magazine

Processive myosin V (MYH12) translates over actin filaments using a hand-over-hand mechanism [ 33- 35].

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BMC Genomics

A hand-over-hand (or 'rolling') model for motion by helicase dimers has been superseded by the monomeric inchworm model.

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Biochemical Society Transactions

This style also encourages a hand-over-hand steering technique, which is the least desired method of steering.

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