Example sentences of "be [conj] [art] house [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | observed , almost by way of invitation , at p. 329b : ‘ It may be that the House of Lords will feel able to take such a step but it is my present view that this is a matter for consideration by Parliament . ’ |
| 2 | The case that is usually made out for retention is that the House of Lords nevertheless discharges a valuable constitutional function especially in the processing of uncontroversial Bills and the revision of Bills passed , perhaps with undue haste and lack of consideration , by the House of Commons . |
| 3 | An argument against such flexibility is that the House of Lords itself , in respect of any case that it is seised of , lacks authority to remit the case to the court below directing it to re-open and re-hear the case . |
| 4 | The principal reason why the methods of scrutiny in the House of Commons and the House of Lords differ so widely is that the House of Commons has traditionally seen its power as residing in the Chamber itself and in the power to call ministers to account on the floor of the House . |
| 5 | One was that the House of Lords should have been asked to exercise its Gallagher jurisdiction to decide the uncertified points which B had argued before the Court of Appeal . |
| 6 | What this meant in practice was that the House of Commons had to be " managed " by the King and the Lords . |