Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] the house of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The vice-chairman , a self-made businessman , Victor Matthews , gave every appearance of enjoying the role of press tycoon and duly entered the House of Lords after the return of a Conservative government . |
| 2 | In January 1642 , Charles I foolishly entered the House of Commons seeking to arrest five leading Members of Parliament ( who were not there at the time ) and he received a magnificent rebuke from the Speaker of the House . |
| 3 | Meanwhile Labour 's water spokeswoman , Ms Ann Taylor , yesterday asked the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee to investigate ‘ the loss suffered by taxpayers as a result of the privatisation of water . ’ |
| 4 | The landed interests , who still dominated the House of Commons as well as the House of Lords , were outraged : ‘ a more distinct and determined invasion of the rights of property could not have been devised ’ . |
| 5 | The nineteenth century witnessed too a growing Asian presence in Britain , developing from earlier groups of servants , sailors and traders , and several Asians were also prominent in British politics , the most famous being Bombay-born Dadabhai Naoroji who , apart from championing the Indian cause in London , also entered the House of Commons after winning Finsbury Central for the Liberals in 1892 and supported women 's suffrage , trade union rights and Home Rule for Ireland ( Visram , 1986 , pp. 78–92 ) . |
| 6 | The Orphic mosaic found in Rottweil probably enhanced the house of a wealthy Roman . |
| 7 | That argument succeeded in ( David Raymond ) Smith but counsel wisely declined the House of Lords ’ invitation to attempt it in Albert v. |
| 8 | Other parishioners successfully petitioned the House of Lords in 1643 to confirm his appointment . |