Example sentences of "[vb past] my hon. [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | I meant the hon. Gentleman , but he almost became my hon. Friend because of his grudging acceptance of the principle of testing . |
2 | Will my hon. Friend join me in paying tribute to Mr. Martyn Rands , chairman of Basildon commuters ' club — and to his hard-working committee — who met my hon. Friend this morning and presented him with a petition , signed by 5,000 people in my constituency , complaining about the disgraceful service that they receive on the Fenchurch Street line ? |
3 | A few minutes ago the hon. Member for Bristol , East ( Mr. Sayeed ) attacked my hon. Friend the Member for Bristol , South ( Ms. Primarolo ) for being absent from the Chamber for the statement . |
4 | The Minister asked my hon. Friend the Member for Wakefield ( Mr. Hinchliffe ) to give her more evidence of evictions . |
5 | The Minister asked my hon. Friend to withdraw amendment ( a ) to new clause 6 which commits the Government to setting up a funding council for Scottish further education . |
6 | Councillor Bookbinder was his opponent at the last election , if I am not mistaken , and I am sure that he at least doubled my hon. Friend 's majority . |
7 | My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State recently visited my hon. Friend 's constituency and delivered a few home truths to the city council about its housing policy failures . |
8 | I recently travelled on the Kent rail service and visited my hon. Friend 's constituency with him . |
9 | Is it not a fact that on 3 July last year the Minister of State told my hon. Friend the Member for East Lothian ( Mr. Home Robertson ) that the recruitment figures for individual battalions in Scotland would not be released on the ground of security , yet when it suited the Secretary of State 's purpose , he was prepared to release figures showing 67 per cent . |
10 | As I told my hon. Friend the Member for Batley and Spen ( Mrs. Peacock ) , we do not need to raise taxes ; the Labour party does . |
11 | I am more than happy to pay tribute to those gallant and courageous civil servants who led or followed my hon. Friend on that exciting detour on the continent . |
12 | While I am on my feet , perhaps I may apologise for referring in an earlier answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Northampton , North when I meant my hon. Friend the Member for Littleborough and Saddleworth ( Mr. Dickens ) , who made the suggestion . |
13 | I understand the reply that you gave my Hon. Friend the Member for Walsall , North ( Mr. Winnick ) , but is it not possible to ask the Leader of the House , who is present , when we will have a statement about Mr. Rushdie and the ayatollah 's decision ? |
14 | The answer that he gave my hon. Friend the Member for Dover ( Mr. Shaw ) and the answer that he has just given have comprehensively shot a number of foxes , but one is still up and running . |
15 | Adding that he would not allow himself to be intimidated , he pointed out ’ — as did my hon. Friend the Member for Dewsbury — ’ that legal proceedings were pending against ten of the twelve EC countries for failure to respect EC rules on the assessment of large-scale works . ’ |
16 | I answered my hon. Friend 's question about how many payments were made to practices — where list size criterion limited payment — saying that I did not know the answer . |