Example sentences of "[adj] member [prep] [art] [noun sg] benches " in BNC.
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1 | The House always appreciates the close interest which you , Mr. Speaker , take in Adjournment debates initiated by hon. Members on the Back Benches , but you will have an even greater personal interest than usual in this debate . |
2 | That makes it difficult not only for Opposition Members but for hon. Members on the Government Benches to discuss matters properly . |
3 | Bearing in mind the number of military items sold to the Iraqi regime by this country right up to the invasion of Kuwait and the highly critical comments made about the conduct of Ministers during the Gulf war , what right do the Government have to lecture hon. Members on the Opposition Benches over defence matters ? |
4 | He has mentioned most of them in earlier correspondence with me and I see many hon. Members on the Opposition Benches who have also mentioned them , either in correspondence or in parliamentary questions . |
5 | As I inadvertently called two hon. Members from the Opposition Benches , I shall call Sir Peter Tapsell . |
6 | Will my right hon. Friend accept that no hon. Member on this side of the House and , if they can leave aside party politicking for a moment , no hon. Member on the Opposition Benches , would believe that my right hon. Friend was capable of flouting the law — — as has been suggested , either in his personal capacity , or , still less , as a holder of one of the great offices of State ? |
7 | There are women Tory Members on the Back Benches now , so why not appoint them ? |