Example sentences of "[noun prp] [conj] [prep] [art] house " in BNC.

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1 There is a drawing of the yacht in the Sound of Islay and he went ashore at Port Askaig and into the house of the ferryman whilst a gig-cart was prepared to drive to " Shawfield on the opposite coast " where the grounds had been much embellished lately .
2 There is a drawing of the yacht in the Sound of Islay and he went ashore at Port Askaig and into the house of the ferryman whilst a gig-cart was prepared to drive to " Shawfield on the opposite coast " where the grounds had been much embellished lately .
3 In 1831 Gordon was returned as MP for Dundalk and in the House of Commons clashed frequently with Daniel O'Connell [ q.v. ] over the Irish education question and the government grant to Maynooth College .
4 Governments do not exercise the same sway over the House of Lords ; notwithstanding that the House of Lords is sensitive of its constitutional vulnerability and hence wary of obstructing governments , it can be more troublesome for a government to negotiate the passage of a Bill through the House of Lords than through the House of Commons .
5 In a lengthy letter he gave thanks to the Duke of Bedford and to the House of Russell and to the Earl of Upper Ossory , who had given him great support throughout his period of office .
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