Example sentences of "[noun sg] for the tories [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The SDLP 's public support for the Tories in the 1987 General Election caused its former leader , Gerry Fitt to comment : ‘ I would not vote for the SDLP because it is not a socialist party … |
| 2 | A favourable vote for the Tories on Maastricht and hopes that the Democrats will revive the US economy triggered a mini buying spree . |
| 3 | Therein lies the danger for the Tories in rediscovering him . |
| 4 | A fierce reaction followed , which resulted in the downfall of the Whig ministry , and a massive victory for the Tories at the subsequent general election . |
| 5 | SHARES on the London market rocketed to within a whisker of their all-time peak yesterday on hopes of a further cut in interest rates and victory for the Tories in the Maastricht vote . |
| 6 | Shadow foreign secretary Jack Cunningham dismissed referendum calls as ‘ a perfect smokescreen for the Tories in the worst economic crisis for 60 years . ’ |
| 7 | Former policeman Alan Earle , 52 , of High Street , Norton , has been chosen to try to retain the Norton ward for the Tories in the March 12 by-election called after the death of Cleveland County Councillor Hilda Reading . |