Example sentences of "[pers pn] [conj] [art] house " in BNC.

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1 And Archie McLaren had told me that the house would probably have to be sold , so it was to be supposed that at any time now people might be coming to look at it .
2 It seemed to me that the house had a look of gentle triumph .
3 It will seem strange to them that the House has not been given the opportunity to hear a statement on the matter , or to debate it .
4 He added : ‘ The kids would prefer to have me than the house and I ca n't afford to play for time . ’
5 The two men stood side by side a few yards in from the edge of the treeline , examining the layout of the ground between them and the house .
6 May I tell you and the House , Mr. Speaker —
7 I am sorry to detain you and the House , but this is an important matter of order which affects the Bill .
8 Well we but the house would n't would it ?
9 The girl told him that the house was full of Pakistanis , and added , with a lilt of incomprehensible pride , that she herself came from Guyana .
10 I can not give the hon. Gentleman the assurance that he seeks that I will agree with everything that the Edwards committee has recommended , but I can certainly assure him and the House that I will respond positively to the recommendations .
11 I should remind him and the House that the Government set up Her Majesty 's inspectorate of pollution , for which we got no credit whatsoever from Her Majesty 's Opposition .
12 I also take the opportunity to inform him and the House that the people of Leicestershire have been shattered and appalled by the relevations of abuse in our children 's homes .
13 He had done well that day — almost performed miracles — having located Mrs McLaren 's Scottish relations ; persuaded a most excellent and locally well-known lady to come at short notice and be in the house to stay with her ; and had seen to it that the house itself was tidied , and cleaned ready , and supplied with food .
14 ‘ I loved it and the house works brilliantly for us as a family . ’
15 Where a wider space is available beside the house , you can put up a wider , detached garage , perhaps sited with one wall on the boundary of your property , to leave a pathway between it and the house .
16 He reached inside the door , found the key and locked both it and the house against the invasion .
17 I do not believe it , they do not believe it and the House should not believe it . ’
18 He and the House will be pleased to know that , in the 10 months to January , 1,607 people were placed in work as a result of their experience in a job club in his constituency .
19 And also you 'll like it because the house had to be split into two separate halves — the garden takes priority over domestic comfort .
20 I do n't like when there 's only er me in the house all day long , I do n't like it when the house , the house is too tidy , when er there 's no children around .
21 It seems to us that the House of Lords today might come to another conclusion .
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