Example sentences of "have [verb] in the commons " in BNC.
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| 1 | An MP has claimed in the Commons that car boot sales are being used by thieves to get rid of stolen goods . |
| 2 | Labour 's John Smith has said in the Commons that the Prime Minister 's authority and that of his Government is in tatters . |
| 3 | The Education Secretary has apologised in the Commons for calling a top education official a nutter . |
| 4 | Adding these to the other elements of the claim and demands for extra London weighting , Mr Clarke had said in the Commons that ambulance workers were looking for ‘ rather a lot more money ’ . |
| 5 | Labour MP Don Dixon had said in the Commons on Tuesday that he believed Mr Fallon could have abused Parliament 's pre-paid mailing facilities . |
| 6 | Mrs Thatcher and Neil Kinnock have clashed in the Commons over the poll tax , but there 's still no word from the Government on how or when it might soften the tax . |
| 7 | Neil Kinnock and Mrs Thatcher have clashed in the Commons over Britain 's entry into the European Exchange Rate Mechanism . |