Example sentences of "[prep] [art] house " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh aye , it was a bad day for the house of Bolfracks — no doubt about it — very bad — oh aye . |
| 2 | For the House of Commons , proportional reprentation would in consequence be a reduction , not an extension of democracy . ’ |
| 3 | It also approved the Democracy and the Individual review , proposing : To replace the House of Lords with an elected second chamber ; Devolved assemblies for Scotland , Wales , and the regions of England ; Unification of Ireland only by consent of the majority in the North ; A Freedom of Information Act ; A Ministry for Women ; A Department of Legal Administration to run the courts ; Extend legal aid ; A statutory duty on local councils to provide integrated child care services for the under-fives ; A Children 's Commissioner to act as an ombudsman on childrens ' rights ; Firm opposition to reform of the voting system for the House of Commons . |
| 4 | This was rejected on the grounds that there was nowhere else to put the rescued artifacts , many of which were designed for the house . |
| 5 | But advocates of PR said afterwards that the issue would not go away : Labour has yet to decide its preferred method of electing its proposed regional assemblies and its replacement for the House of Lords . |
| 6 | The beans for the house coffee are roasted fresh every day in the Fazzis ' other premises in Clyde Street . |
| 7 | From the purchasers ' point of view , auctions can also be attractive — if slightly nerve-racking as you wait for bidding to start for the house of your dreams . |
| 8 | Which member of the family , husband or wife , makes the decision about the purchase of a dishwasher for the house ? |
| 9 | You might as well wait yourself to see if there 's anything for the house . ’ |
| 10 | For the house ( cleaning ) I have somebody else . |
| 11 | Dennis also looks after the fruit cage and the greenhouse , where he grows scented plants for the house , like stephanotis and jasmine . |
| 12 | The site chosen for the house was in a wooded grove , sheltered from northerly gales and half a mile from the sea . |
| 13 | The Chancellor gradually retired from acting as judge of first instance , and reserved himself for the Court of Appeal in Chancery and for the House of Lords . |
| 14 | ‘ We 're not aware of creating a visual identify for the house scene , because we 're right in there . |
| 15 | As she dropped to the ground in a crouch , preparing to make another attempt at the obstacle , Frankie turned on his heels and raced for the house . |
| 16 | One does n't miss the odd stem in a large clump , and you can also divide old clumps in spring or autumn , planting the surplus into rows in the vegetable garden or allotment purely to cut for the house . |
| 17 | Groups of helenium , phlox and perennial gypsophila sown last year are now providing welcome colour and are my favourites for the house . |
| 18 | Apologists for the House of Lords argue that it ceased to be the exclusive preserve of the upper classes with the creation of Life Peerages in 1958 . |
| 19 | The only excuse for the House of Lords is that it exists . |
| 20 | It was true that the two had attended a house auction , but Kylie had simply gone along as a friend while Jason bid for the house he wanted to buy for himself . |
| 21 | Gertrude Jekyll had not been available to design the garden at The Tamarisks when Lutyens had been drawing up plans for the house , but she was shown these plans and her advice was sought . |
| 22 | THE RESULTS of Labour 's inquiry into electoral reform for the House of Commons will be complete within a year of taking office , Mr Kinnock promised yesterday . |
| 23 | Mr Kinnock appears to have been preparing the ground for a possible arrangement with the Liberal Democrats by stressing his party 's commitment to proportional representation in a Scottish assembly , and to involve other parties in a review of alternative voting systems for the House of Commons . |
| 24 | In most cases it was a quarter or half acre plot for the house . |
| 25 | Past generations of British farmers made dairy products ‘ for the house ’ yet today 's farmers have been slow to exploit a potential that exists for selling these products directly . |
| 26 | When foundations for the house were being dug — the house was built for the Marquis Litta in the sixteenth-century — Roman mosaics were discovered . |
| 27 | The grandparents took on responsibility for the house and the children together : ‘ my mother went to work all the week , she never done no cooking . ’ |
| 28 | For the House itself , the signal is produced by an independent Operator , Broadcast Communications plc , under contract to a company , House of Commons Broadcasting Unit Ltd . |
| 29 | The formal procedures of the House have not , so far , had to be changed following the introduction of television , and the Procedure Committee has taken the view that , unless a powerful case can be made to the contrary , it is not for the House to adapt to televising . |
| 30 | The gladioli were staked in gaudy ranks and the sweet peas had been assiduously kept in bloom for a month to provide the maximum quantity of flowers for the house . |