Example sentences of "in [art] [noun sg] of commons the " in BNC.
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| 1 | On 13th April , Macmillan announced in the House of Commons the demise of Blue Streak and its replacement by Skybolt . |
| 2 | In the House of Commons the Government was challenged on these grounds . |
| 3 | In the House of Commons the bulk of the Labour opposition ( as well as the Liberal Democrats ) voted with the government , but on the first occasion over 50 and on the second over 30 Labour members critical of the bipartisan approach agreed by their party 's leadership voted against ( resulting in resignations from their posts by three frontbench spokespersons ) . |
| 4 | Subject to sub-paragraph ( iii ) below , when the Parliamentary Labour Party is in opposition in the House of Commons the election of the party leader and deputy leader shall take place at each annual party conference . |
| 5 | But the bias of the system worked in Labour 's favour , and in the House of Commons the Labour Party had 287 seats , the Conservatives 261 and the Liberals 59 . |