Example sentences of "house [prep] [noun prp] [modal v] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But in the twelfth century , the house of Alsace could afford the high costs of their expeditions — Thierry went to Jerusalem four times , Philip twice — and the counts ' repeated absences in fact promoted administrative reform ; the baillis and the Grote Bref were as much the products of crusading as the English and Norman judicial system and exchequers were the product of the king-duke 's divided attentions . |
| 2 | Where the patent terms resulted in the inheritance of the title by two daughters as coparceners , the House of Lords would treat the peerage in abeyance until inheritance by a sole heir . |
| 3 | The second objection was that in recognising such a right of recovery , the House of Lords would overstep the boundary that separated the legitimate development of the law by judges from the laws developed by legislation . |
| 4 | If the jurisdiction were discretionary , no refusal to exercise it nor any failure to exercise it by the House of Lords would constitute a breach of Article 6 , but , again , if the appeal goes ahead , it must be by a process which the Convention recognises as fair . |
| 5 | It was always envisaged that the House of Lords would use the freedom to depart from its own previous decisions sparingly , but in the years following the Practice Statement the potential impact of the new freedom was narrowed by the addition of a series of riders . |
| 6 | Otherwise , it means any Bill imposing a charge on public funds and the House of Lords may have a substantial interest in its overall contents . |
| 7 | Mr Robertson said it was ‘ a reasonable prospect ’ to suppose the House of Lords might take a different view of the case , and that should be taken into account . |
| 8 | We hope that the European Court will make its ruling at the earliest possible moment so that the House of Lords can give a judgment . |
| 9 | Intelligent management of the government party and careful preparation of the way in House of Lords can guarantee a relatively smooth passage for a Bill which might otherwise have encountered difficulties . |
| 10 | ‘ I remain convinced … that the House of Commons would regard a decision by your Lordships to use Hansard to construe a statute as a grave step and that the House of Commons may well regret that its views were not sought on such an important matter before your Lordships reached a decision . |
| 11 | The House of Commons would make a great mistake if it accepted the proposition that this is the right way for it to operate . |
| 12 | If so , the House of Commons ought to discuss the matter . |
| 13 | However , the Attorney-General warned your Lordships that , even if reference in this case to Parliamentary materials did not infringe article 9 , the House of Commons might take the view the House enjoyed some wider privilege which we would be infringing and might well regret that its views on the point had not been sought before a decision was reached by your Lordships . |
| 14 | But from tomorrow the House of Commons should open the way for the first national lottery , making money for sport , the arts and charities . |