Example sentences of "mp for [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Riddick , MP for Colne Valley and a rugby fan , said : ‘ The rugby authorities are being spineless . ’ |
| 2 | Mr Graham Riddick , MP for Colne Valley , said he was reminding the chairmen ‘ of their duty to political impartiality ’ . |
| 3 | MICHAEL Clark Hutchison , who was Conservative MP for Edinburgh South for more than 22 years , has died aged 79 . |
| 4 | Yesterday 's announcement was made by the defence procurement minister , Jonathan Aitken , in a written answer to a parliamentary question from the Labour MP for Edinburgh East , Gavin Strang . |
| 5 | Ron Brown , Labour MP for Edinburgh Leith , was reselected last night as his local party 's parliamentary candidate . |
| 6 | He has been MP for Hull East since 1970 . |
| 7 | John Prescott , MP for Hull East was approached . |
| 8 | The MP for Norfolk South West , which she won in 1987 , she was a key member of Mr Major 's leadership team , working under the Chancellor Norman Lamont , and was rewarded for her efforts by being promoted from parliamentary under secretary for Social Security to Minister of State at the Treasury responsible for VAT , Customs and Excise , and harmonisation of EC taxes . |
| 9 | In 1987 , when she entered the House of Commons as the MP for Norfolk South West — a safe-as-houses rural Tory seat — she was already 46 , with none of the outward trappings of a high-flier , merely a proven ability to work swiftly and effectively and an unthreatening charm . |
| 10 | Transport Secretary John MacGregor , MP for Norfolk South , has been approached by the family of Bondone of his constituents and is believed to be making his own contact with Sir Nicholas . |
| 11 | Ralph Howell , MP for Norfolk North which includes the royal home of Sandringham , said on the suggestion that Princess Diana could still be crowned queen in Westminster Abbey : ‘ There was some surprise in the Commons . |
| 12 | He was backed by fellow Tory Mr John Greenway , MP for Ryedale , and later in the campaign by Mr Tim Devlin , MP for Stockton South . |
| 13 | Tim Devlin , MP for Stockton South and a barrister , has been appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to Attorney-General Sir Nicholas Lyell . |
| 14 | Tory candidate Tim Devlin , MP for Stockton South since 1987 , accompanied Mr Hurd during his visit to the town . |
| 15 | Its previous owner was former Tory MP for Devizes Sir Charles Morrison . |
| 16 | In October 1974 , he entered Parliament as MP for Southampton Test , a seat he unexpectedly won by just over 800 votes . |
| 17 | Education Secretary John Patten , the MP for Oxford West and Abingdon has gone into hospital . |
| 18 | John Patten -- the Education Secretary and MP for Oxford West and Abingdon -- is recovering at home after a week in hospital for tests on a viral infection . |
| 19 | Mr Patten , who 's the MP for Oxford West and Abingdon , was pressed for an apology by Labour . |
| 20 | Home Office Minister , John Patten who 's also MP for Oxford west and Abingdon , says the scheme is much fairer than at present . |
| 21 | Tonight the MP for Oxford East said every effort should continue to be made to trace the missing pension millions . |
| 22 | The MP for Oxford East , Andrew Smith , lives on the estate . |
| 23 | Today Andrew Smith , MP for Oxford east , Bruce Kent , prospective parliamentary candidate for Oxford west and Abingdon and Oxford authoress Margaret Drabble among many other well-known figures , showed their support for this measure in a full page newspaper advertisement . |
| 24 | Ms Diane Abbott , Labour MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington , said the inner cities needed a war on drugs ‘ that enlists and involves the community , not a war that leaves the community feeling that it is under threat ’ . |
| 25 | The question over the conflicts of interest was raised by Diane Abbott , Labour MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington , in the House of Commons debate . |
| 26 | Bob Hughes , MP for Aberdeen North and chair of Anti-Apartheid , has received a letter of congratulations on his re-election from an unlikely source — the South African ambassador . |
| 27 | The MP for Aberdeen North , Bob Hughes , commented : ‘ I gather some people are sniping away off-the-record . |
| 28 | Mr Alastair Burt , MP for Bury North , told the first meeting of the committee examining the bill , that no one knew if it would be a disincentive or not . |
| 29 | From January 1621 until the Long Parliament he was repeatedly returned MP for Bury St Edmunds . |
| 30 | Mr Rooker , MP for Perry Barr in Birmingham , discovered the existence of the POWs Fund in 1976 and publicised it in the Midlands . |