Example sentences of "[noun pl] for the tories " in BNC.
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| 1 | The public sector and its workers have benefited from a series of pre-election sweeteners , but Major 's one ‘ big idea ’ , the Citizen 's Charter , has offered diminishing returns for the Tories from its inception . |
| 2 | Told that the ITN exit poll was predicting 305 seats for the Tories and 294 for Labour , he sniffed : ‘ In the BBC exit poll , the Labour Party is ahead . ’ |
| 3 | At a rally addressed by Labour 's Dennis Healey , they spent most of the time trying to avoid one of their school dinner ladies , who was forever shouting to the platform : ‘ You 're just feathering the beds for the Tories . ’ |
| 4 | There would be problems for the Tories . |
| 5 | Last night , on ’ Newsnight ’ , Mr. Brendan Bruce , the former director of communications for the Tories , said : ’ No-one sensible in the Tory Party actually believes the Labour Party would put up public spending by £37 billion ’ . |
| 6 | ‘ Throughout the 1980s the inner cities were the battlegrounds for the Tories ’ discredited ideologies . |
| 7 | ‘ Throughout the 1980s the inner cities were the battlegrounds for the Tories ’ discredited ideologies . |
| 8 | They were asked to bring along prizes for the Tories ' Winter Ball , with the value of gifts reaching £5,000 . |
| 9 | For the record , John Browne 's polled 32,195 votes for the Tories in 1987 , Alliance candidate Jock Macdonald took 24,716 votes , Labour 4,028 and the Green party 565 . |