Example sentences of "the mp for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Morice was probably the MP for Wareham in 1563 , but was active locally in Essex , from his house in Chipping Ongar . |
| 2 | The MP for Aberdeen North , Bob Hughes , commented : ‘ I gather some people are sniping away off-the-record . |
| 3 | The MP for Henley and President of the Board of Trade has been labouring under what 's been described as the heaviest workload of any Cabinet Minister . |
| 4 | Just two years ago , the MP for Henley was being talked of as the next Prime Minister . |
| 5 | Most of the cost was met by the wealthy Congregationalist , Abel Buckley , who had been the MP for Prestwich Division in the Home Rule Parliament of 1885 . |
| 6 | The MP for Camborne and Falmouth , formerly a god at running in a circle for 800 metres , is not proving as supportive as the St Agnes surfers had hoped . |
| 7 | In his place , the MP for Hamilton , George Robertson , who yesterday was voted on to the shadow cabinet for the first time . |
| 8 | George Robertson , the MP for Hamilton , has been appointed the new Shadow Scottish Secretary . |
| 9 | She next tried to telephone Dr. Ian Paisley , the MP for North Antrim at Westminster and a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly , but was unable to locate him . |
| 10 | The MP for Fife Central claimed that after subtracting additional Government funds to cover new Scottish Office responsibilities — such as Care in the Community which will come into operation in April and the allocation of teaching and research grants to Scottish universities and higher education institutions — the actual increase was only £130 million in real terms . |
| 11 | After the Tories ' loss of Newbury in the by-election on May 6th , and the death of Robert Adley , the MP for Christchurch , on May 13th , is that still true ? |
| 12 | As Mr Jim Lester , the MP for Broxtowe , on the left of the party , said yesterday : ‘ I am quite sure he will get quite a lot of support . |
| 13 | George Waldron , the MP for Buckingham , says he 's shocked by the loss of 250 jobs at the Westcote Rocket Research Plant . |
| 14 | As George Bentinck , the MP for West Norfolk , put it : |
| 15 | Mr Hartley , who topped the poll , described the result as ‘ an obvious snub ’ to the MP for West Belfast , Joe Hendron and the SDLP . |
| 16 | His father , Sir George Clark Hutchison , KC , represented the parliamentary seat of North Midlothian in the 1920s and his brother , Sir Ian Clark Hutchison , was the MP for West Edinburgh from 1941-59 . |
| 17 | The MP for Billericay said richer nations could ‘ ill-afford ’ hand-outs to countries like Spain in the present economic climate . |
| 18 | The other new appointees to the front bench are Mr Nigel Griffiths , a former whip who joins the trade and industry team , Mr Elliot Morley , the MP for Scunthorpe , who will speak on agriculture , and Mr Tony Worthington , the MP for Clydebank and sponsor of the Right of Reply bill , who joins the Scottish team . |
| 19 | The MP for Clydebank and Milngavie , Tony Worthington has already written to the health board after hearing of the death of Mr Gilmartin following the death of one of his constituents , Joseph Doherty , of Clydebank , in April . |
| 20 | It was scenes like this that prompted the MP for Hereford to call for a review of flood defences . |
| 21 | There was strong criticism amongst black Labour Party members last year when no black was appointed to the front bench in that year 's reshuffle and again when Mr Alistair Darling , the MP for Edinburgh Central , was given the race relations brief . |
| 22 | In addition to FPP members , it included two members of the GVP , one Fijian independent and the MP for Rotuma . |
| 23 | They wrote many letters on behalf of Mrs W. They wrote to the MP for Orkney and Shetland , Jim Wallace ; to Winnie Ewing , Member of the European Parliament for the Highlands and Islands , and to the Scottish Office . |
| 24 | He was the MP for Orkney and Shetland for thirty three years , but when he gave up his seat in nineteen eighty three , he continued to put the Liberal case in the House of Lords . |
| 25 | Mr Wallace , the MP for Orkney and Shetland , who signed the early day motion , said the orders appeared to neutralise the area involved from other activities . |
| 26 | They lobbied the House of Commons for more resources and support for youth work , and later enjoyed tea with Mr Derek Foster , the MP for Bishop Auckland . |
| 27 | So the MP for Gosport tabled a question to Michael Heseltine , Secretary of State for the Environment , calling for planning guidelines on the size and layout of women 's lavatories in public buildings . |
| 28 | Jeff Rooker , the MP for Birmingham Perry Barr , who retired from Labour 's front bench last year partly to campaign for PR , said : ‘ A lot more people went away from this conference convinced of the merits of the argument than is shown in the vote . ’ |
| 29 | He was survived by one son , William J. Galloway , at the time the MP for Manchester South-west , who was also involved in the family firm . |
| 30 | Mr Wilson , the MP for Cunninghame North , said it was gangsterism and claimed that people were being blackmailed to accept lower terms and conditions . |