Example sentences of "[to-vb] [conj] [art] house [prep] " in BNC.

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1 In considering the merits of such suggestions , it is important to realize that the House of Lords is also the final appeal court for cases originating in Scotland and Northern Ireland which have their own legal systems .
2 There can be no more public place to apologise than the House of Commons .
3 For these reasons , it is possible to hope that the House of Lords might , if called upon to do so , reconsider the decision in a way that makes it plain that the right to freedom of speech in public is not wholly dependent upon the discretion of the policeman on the spot — important though that will undoubtedly always be — but is guided by rules and principles that recognise , inter alia the importance of freedom of speech in public , and the fact that the person interfered with was going about his otherwise lawful business .
4 We will propose appropriate Parliamentary reforms to ensure that the House of Commons conducts its business more efficiently and effectively , taking into account the benefits of modern technology , the increasing constituency demands upon Members of Parliament and the need to attract more women to stand for election .
5 Finally , the rise of the new Labour party helped to ensure that the House of Commons from 1906 onwards had an increasing proportion of members whose interests lay primarily or exclusively in domestic issues and who knew little of those in the outside world .
6 Indeed , it is probably true to say that the House of Commons relies upon the House of Lords to do this job , up to a point .
7 It is important to note that the House of Lords in Litster approved Spence .
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