Example sentences of "[noun] to the house of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The headquarters of the GLC , the great pile of County Hall , changed from being a tedious and unloved administrative centre to become the Right-On rival to the House of Commons directly across the River Thames . |
| 2 | The breed of Tories who passed through the Commons , on their way from the Brigade of Guards to the House of Lords ’ , is no more . |
| 3 | In discharging this function , it is by no means in constant opposition to the House of Commons . |
| 4 | In 1860 , the last bishop to wear his wig to the House of Lords died , and his successor as Bishop of Rochester , Dr Joseph Wigram , sharply criticised the wearing of beards and moustaches by the clergy . |
| 5 | ‘ British Energy Policy and the Market for Coal ’ , drawn up by an all-party House of Commons select committee on trade and industry , includes a recommendation to the House of Commons that in determining a licensing policy for gas-fired generating capacity , priority should be given to the construction of power stations which use sour gas as the main fuel . |
| 6 | She continued that support after his elevation to the House of Lords in 1970 and during his service as joint chairman of the Southern Flank of NATO and as a Deputy Lieutenant of the city of Edinburgh . |
| 7 | This was " Bugisville " all right , and our arrival was accompanied by the usual howling horde of kids and adults who jostled us up the steps to the house of the Bupati , the government-appointed chief , where we had arrived to pay our respects . |
| 8 | Lulu Freston takes her pugs to the House of Commons where she works for an MP . |
| 9 | The result was a rapid return to the House of Lords . |
| 10 | I appreciate the hon. Gentleman 's views ; I also appreciate the fact that he is presenting a proposal to the House of Commons . |
| 11 | During 1979 various County and Metropolitan areas submitted Bills to the House of Commons for new powers and the designer is advised to check if any Act has been passed which could affect the proposed location of the high-bay warehouse . |
| 12 | They plan to take their campaign to the House of Lords in an attempt to finally get some answers . |
| 13 | They were released by the Chancellor to the House of Commons . ’ |
| 14 | The seal was eventually recovered , but Sir John appears to have been returned , in spite of a Petition by Alexander to the House of Commons and a complaint to the Court of Session against James Christie , Writer in Edinburgh , Anderson 's successor , for his conduct in the proceedings . |
| 15 | The next day he reported its receipt to the House of Commons and forwarded it to the Treasury with some papers explaining the background to the competition . |
| 16 | Details of Lord Young 's involvement emerge in an exchange of letters between him and Professor Smith on July 12 , 1988 — two days before he made his announcement to the House of Lords of the Rover sale . |
| 17 | Mr Balfour had ridden on a motor car from Downing Street to the House of Commons , the start being witnessed by several members of the government . |
| 18 | ‘ Are not you heir to the House of York — maman 's very own White Rose ! ’ |
| 19 | Appeals to the House of Lords are heard by the Appellate Committee of the House , which consists of those members of the House qualified to deal with its judicial business . |
| 20 | On appeal by the plaintiff to the House of Lords . |
| 21 | Mr Patten is considering his future after rejecting any question of a by-election being created to return him to Westminster forthwith ; he has also so far declined a move to the House of Lords . |
| 22 | It is noteworthy , however , that the Royal Society made a plea for just this type of multidisciplinary work in its submission on greenhouse gases to the House of Lords ' Select Committee on Science and Technology ( Royal Society 1989 : 40 ) . |
| 23 | Five out of seven of the ‘ non-jurors ’ refused the oath of allegiance to the House of Orange . |
| 24 | And he now wants to take a 100-strong group of carers to the House of Commons to attract national attention to their case . |
| 25 | It turned out to be the announcement of the elevation of Marcia Williams to the House of Lords . |
| 26 | The monster document , nearly two-and-a-half miles long , was drawn in a waggon to the House of Commons by cadets from the Clapham training home . |
| 27 | It is possible , in certain circumstances , again if leave is obtained , to appeal direct from the High Court to the House of Lords , leapfrogging the Court of Appeal . |
| 28 | Abernathy attempted unsuccessfully to secure a Democratic nomination to the House of Representatives in 1978 , and thereafter spent his remaining years as pastor of the West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta . |
| 29 | ‘ However , ’ the Council said in its evidence to the House of Lords Committee examining the EC 's proposal for a Directive on nitrate in vulnerable waters , ‘ the nitrate pollution that occurs is caused by the application of chemical fertilisers and animal slurries , which contain a mixture of phosphate and nitrate . |
| 30 | This interpretation of the legal position has been disputed strongly by a number of individuals and organisations , particularly in evidence to the House of Lords Select Committee on the European Communities . |