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Meanings of french hands in English

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Usage of french hands in English
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Then he was not a prisoner again, but was in French hands.
The Forest of Swords: A Story of Paris and the Marne
2
Menin, Courtrai, Ypres, Knocke and other places remained, however, in French hands.
History of Holland
3
The four other fragments in French hands were delivered last week.
Reuters
4
Poitiers, alone of its great towns, remained in French hands.
The History of England / From the Accession of Henry III. to the...
5
The gallant Sergeant Oborne had also been exchanged for an English prisoner in French hands.
With Marlborough to Malplaquet: A Story of the Reign of Queen An...
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Otherwise, Ireland could never escape the grasping French hands, not to mention the pervasive wet.
The Guardian
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With New York in French hands, the fate of the continent would probably have been changed.
France and England in North America, Part VII, Vol 1: A Half-Cen...
8
The sale of a prestigious property is rarely advertised and they almost invariably remain in French hands.
The Irish Times
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Eventually the battlefield remained in French hands.
The Memoirs of General Baron de Marbot
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The treaty of Utrecht had taken out of French hands the gates of Canada, Acadia, and Newfoundland.
A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6
11
Down with all French hands into the forepart of the hold, and stow the spare foresail over them.
Springhaven: A Tale of the Great War
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Even the Haricot Redoubt, with its damnable entanglements and its maze of communicating trenches, was in French hands.
New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, ...
13
'I thought all was quiet there -and in French hands?'
The Quiet American
14
With Turkey partitioned and Egypt in French hands, there would be no security against Napoleon's designs on India.
The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 1 of 2)
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The frequent recurrence of the fleur-de-lis in the carvings here shows traces of French hands employed in the architecture.
Sunny Memories Of Foreign Lands, Volume 1
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Instead the firm has fallen into French hands as SocGen becomes the latest foreign owner of the 230-year-old bank.
The Irish Times
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French hands across language varieties
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