Example sentences of "of the house or " in BNC.
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| 1 | Frankly I do n't believe that households in which one parent spends all his waking moments either out of the house or refitting the patio doors or under the bonnet of a car are doing a better job than I am , where the kids are concerned , but I have n't got any statistics to prove it . |
| 2 | All too often records of women , whether mistress of the house or maid servant , are lost or never existed in the first place . |
| 3 | It seems to consist of an affront to the dignity of the House or a Member of it . |
| 4 | The siege of Burghley House is well documented by a member of Cromwell 's army , but there is no mention of any threatened destruction of the house or the town — which was apparently taken with little resistance — nor of the intercession of Lady Wingfield . |
| 5 | The snake , living in crevices near the hearth , made a natural symbol for the earth-dwelling Earth-mother ; the ‘ house-snake ’ cult survived into modern times and the snake was sometimes known as the Master of the House or House Mother . |
| 6 | Rates on domestic property are essentially a regressive tax : the value of the house or other property occupied by a taxpayer tends to decline in relation to increased income . |
| 7 | ‘ The society will be pleased to help you get a report suitable for your needs ; details of the house or flat buyers ' reports ( option 2 ) and building survey ( option 3 ) are set out overleaf . |
| 8 | The methods used for controlling debate are the power to apply the closure by a simple majority , though normally the majority must consist of a hundred members ; the power to send bills upstairs for their committee stage to a standing committee and the power , when bills are taken on the floor of the House or in committee , to impose a guillotine . |
| 9 | In addition to the activities of members on the floor of the House or in the parties , there has been an attempt to restore or increase the influence of the Commons by adopting new procedures , most of which involve the development of a new committee system . |
| 10 | She hardly ever went out of the house or garden , and did not discuss her feelings with anyone , even Liddy . |
| 11 | And also bought out the insurance company fire brigades where , when you go round a lot of the older buildings in our towns and cities today and even villages , you will find an insurance plaque or an insurance mark on the side of the house or the building concerned . |
| 12 | I never did discover who he was , the son of the house or just another guest , and my own obtuseness and incuriosity now appear to me more revealing than anything else of my state at the time . |
| 13 | Chris said she laughed and he had to rush out of the house or he 'd have killed her … . |
| 14 | A PATIO NEEDS A SUNNY SPOT , WHETHER IT 'S JUST OUTSIDE YOUR FRENCH WINDOW , AT THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE OR AT THE BOTTOM OF THE GARDEN |
| 15 | The point that I made to the Committee is that if we wish to reduce the hours of the House or change the sitting times — that is still an open question — it is important that we consider how the time of the House is used at present and to make reductions pro rata . |
| 16 | It would not be appropriate to go through the arguments again today , but I suspect that teachers will judge the effectiveness of the pay review body not by our arguments on the Floor of the House or in Committee last year , but merely by the way in which it delivers . |
| 17 | Has any consideration been given to allowing right hon. and hon. Members to express an opinion on that matter , either on the Floor of the House or in European Standing Committee B ? |
| 18 | There will be efforts at the maintenance of the house or apartment , but not much interest in improvement of housing level . |
| 19 | It was a stylistic departure for Chloe but not one at odds with the image of the house or , more importantly , its feminine , peach-packaged floral fragrance familiar to every woman who has ever passed through a department store perfumery . |
| 20 | So he would maybe get word from the head of the house or the nearest rel call on them . |
| 21 | But his attitude he 'd been taught to get on and do things so that he would be painting the back of the house or going on with his hobby or doing jobs on the car . |