Example sentences of "the house [am/are] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Inside , the forty-two solid oak steps which lead to the top of the house are all original , as is much of the panelling . |
| 2 | The women in the house are all toting thirty-eights in their Gucci bags . |
| 3 | Parts of the house are in use and are open to visitors . |
| 4 | Nearly all the walls and woodwork in the house are washed with colour — a technique which produces are more gentle effect than straight painting . |
| 5 | Some water boards insist that all cold water taps in the house are taken from the rising main ; others insist that only the kitchen tap is taken from the main and that all others are fed from the roof tank . |
| 6 | ( A chair at the other end of the room or isolation in a safe , unstimulating ( unfrightening ) room elsewhere in the house are your other options ; It is preferable not to use your child 's bedroom , since you do n't wish to associate it with punishment . ) |
| 7 | — Guided tours of the house are available to groups on special request . |
| 8 | But many cats who foul the house are clearly perfectly healthy , at least physically . |
| 9 | The floors throughout the house are made of stone , including upstairs ! |
| 10 | All the tanks in the house are unheated and rely on the room temperature — which was 74°F while we were there . |
| 11 | but , as Kate points out , the decorations she has used to trim her table and all those used around the house are not expensive and are simple to make . |
| 12 | If the system has zone control and all the radiators in one part of the house are cold , the problem may be caused by a faulty motorised valve , which is isolating part of the system . |
| 13 | Lastly , make sure that flexes leading to trees or other sites remote from the house are kept well out of harm 's way . |
| 14 | These are laid flat , and with scaled plans of the house are stored in the standard way of such collections , in the two large cabinets on the library floor . |
| 15 | Among the most beautifully turned pieces of furniture in the house are the wheelbacked Windsor kitchen chairs , made from yew . |
| 16 | Most of the beds in the house are made up with pillows , bolsters , sheets and blankets . |
| 17 | Specialities of the house are the crab soup , made from locally caught crabs , and homemade sweets . |
| 18 | Specialities of the house are the traditional roasts and delicious old-fashioned sweets . |
| 19 | A popular speciality of the house are the freshly baked wholewheat and herb soda breads . |
| 20 | Specialities of the house are home-made soups and delicious main-course sauces . |
| 21 | Specialities of the house are home-made rolls , chocolate truffles and home-made ice-creams and sorbets . |
| 22 | Particularly in the House of Representatives , constituency service is regarded as the key to re-election and arguably , as a consequence of their single-minded pursuit of this strategy , almost all incumbents seeking re-election to the House are successful . |
| 23 | Questions not dealt with on the floor of the House are answered in writing by the Minister and the answers published in Hansard . |
| 24 | Debates on the floor of the House are rarely concerned with matters of detail . |
| 25 | Our images of the house are continually modified by the actual houses we encounter , and our perceptions of their size , shape , order and limitations ; and the effect of this is most pronounced when we engage in attempts to alter , extend , or discover pleasure in some physical aspect of this materiality which may resist these constraints . |
| 26 | The methods by which MPs attempt to influence ministers from the floor of the House are by their speeches in major debates on government business , by calling for emergency debates under Standing Order No. 20 , by the use of ten-minute rule bills , private members ' bills and motions , adjournment debates , question time and abstention or cross-voting in divisions . |
| 27 | ‘ She said the scenes in the house are terrible , ’ Maureen said . |
| 28 | Mr. Dykes : Does not the Lord President of the Council agree that all parts of the House are anxious to get this right , including those who are keen on our membership of the European Community ? |
| 29 | Mr. Dykes : Does not the Lord President of the Council agree that all parts of the House are anxious to get this right , including those who are keen on our membership of the European Community ? |
| 30 | Although mains water pipes are no longer used as the source of a house 's electrical earthing , it is still necessary to make sure that all metal pipes inside the house are connected to the earthing point provided by electricity boards as part of their supply . |