Example sentences of "[vb pp] at the [num ord] election " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Could it be that the people of this country are storing up champagne to celebrate the wondrous event of the Tories ' being smashed at the next election ? |
| 2 | The problem for the hon. Member for Dartford is that , once he has been defeated at the next election , he will be replaced as a candidate by the hon. Member for Stirling ( Mr. Forsyth ) . |
| 3 | In Victoria the opinion polls suggested that the ALP would be defeated at the next election . |
| 4 | It is important to note that if the pledge that the Labour party made at the last election had been carried through , dramatically less money would have been spent on health , for the reasons that my hon. Friend gave . |
| 5 | British politicians have persistently rejected the view that they should be regarded as delegates , arguing instead that their duty is to make judgements for themselves in terms of their understanding of their constituents ' best interests , while recognizing that they may , of course , be rejected at the next election if they become seriously out of touch with the people they represent . |
| 6 | David Blunkett , Labour 's local government spokesman , said the announcement meant that the Government had admitted defeat over the poll tax , and that the money was solely aimed at the next election . |
| 7 | I think that it is an open secret that if the misfortune of a Labour Government being returned at the next election were to befall Britain there would be the mother and father of financial crises , which would lead to an increase in interest rates of at least 2 per cent . |