Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] the house " in BNC.
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| 1 | I hope that I am not in any way abusing the opportunity to raise a point of order with you , but will there be an opportunity for the House to question a Minister at the earliest opportunity ? |
| 2 | The Queen also gave permission for the house to be shown at the forthcoming British Empire Exhibition . |
| 3 | In December 1924 a press release stated that Her Majesty the Queen had graciously given permission for the house to be exhibited at the ninth Ideal Home Exhibition to be held by the Daily Mail at Olympia the following March . |
| 4 | The only excuse for the House of Lords is that it exists . |
| 5 | It concerns the reaction of the Whig politician , Lord Brougham , to the Prince Regent 's sympathy for the House of Stewart . |
| 6 | The day was saved by the Government 's willingness for the House to meet , exceptionally , in the mornings until the Committee Stage of the Bill had been completed . |
| 7 | One or two other questions , of a routine kind about the house in Mouncy Street , more to keep her talking , open her up , than anything else . |
| 8 | ‘ That he 's already got the ransom money here , that it was probably on its way already as payment for the house . |
| 9 | We must ensure that it makes proper progress through the House , receives proper scrutiny and is on the statute book before any rude interruptions . |
| 10 | Now there 's only a couple of fields left , and one cow for the house . |
| 11 | In 1954 the breed 's South African journal made the point that wool farmers wanted a breed of cattle that needed no coddling to produce milk for the house and top-price slaughter oxen whose main role was to keep the veld short for sheep , while the mixed grass veld farmer wanted a good cream cheque , a bullock to work and a profitable steer which could be fed on surplus grain . |
| 12 | And talking of checking , I 'd better have a look through the house to see if anything 's missing . |
| 13 | It is again common ground that the appropriate course for the House now to take in accordance with regulation 143 of the Regulations of 1989 is to adjourn the hearing of the defendant 's application for an order under section 18 , which will automatically activate the procedure under regulation 147 requiring the defendant , if he is minded to pursue the matter , to file evidence in support of his claim . |
| 14 | For example , a general election for the House of Commons must be held at least every 5 years but only certain people have access to the vote and not all votes for different parties are of equal power in the absence of proportional representation making for a close correspondence between votes cast and seats won ; the House of Lords ( once a very powerful state institution ) can now only delay bills passed by the House of Commons ; the Prime Minister " must " come from the Commons ; and it is " expected " that a government will resign and call a general election if it is defeated in a vote of confidence on the floor of the House of Commons . |
| 15 | 1990 began with a general election for the House of Representatives in which the ruling LDP won a comfortable overall majority . |
| 16 | The grandparents took on responsibility for the house and the children together : ‘ my mother went to work all the week , she never done no cooking . ’ |
| 17 | There is therefore a danger that no one consultant will take specific responsibility for the house officer throughout the whole six months . |
| 18 | The legal responsibility for the house officer year rests with the universities , which have shown few signs of willingness to rock the existing boat . |
| 19 | Corvan seems to draw on the ‘ traditional ’ associations — the feelings of continuity — clustered around the Scottish tune , ‘ Na Good Luck about the House ’ , to support his nostalgically cast complaint . |
| 20 | One project of Matthew Crowe 's was that Alexander should write a play for the house guests to act , a play about the story of Cabestainh for whom the house had , in a felicitous conjunction at Crowe 's twin predilections for violence and civility , been named . |
| 21 | The Completion date ( i.e. when you actually move in and the money for the house is handed over ) is usually 28 days after the exchange of signed contracts and deposits . |
| 22 | Edward once told a story about the house : |
| 23 | It may not be the part nearest the house , though this is where sitting out areas always tend to be made . |
| 24 | I says , do n't take your money out the house , a |
| 25 | 8 Each party is " disciplined " and possesses sufficient internal cohesion , so as to ensure that once in office it is able to carry its programme through the House of Commons and into law . |
| 26 | The Bambara 's talk about the house and cattle they were going to buy made him wish that his father had agreed to move . |
| 27 | It was true that the two had attended a house auction , but Kylie had simply gone along as a friend while Jason bid for the house he wanted to buy for himself . |
| 28 | Did you have to pay rent for the house ? |
| 29 | His wife kept on at him , you see , wanting more gear about the house . |
| 30 | See what he what I pay at the moment is eighty four pound for the house . |