Sentence examples for taking the manor from inspiring English sources

Mr Martin, who was forced out by discontent over his handling of the parliamentary expenses scandal, today formally quit the Commons by "taking the Manor of Northstead" - a procedural device used to enable MPs to resign between elections.

Sir Francis's son Sir Robert Barnham next occupied the house, taking the manor's name as his territorial designation when created a baronet in 1663.

In 1531, King Henry VIII acquired the Hospital of St James (later St. James's Palace) from Eton College, and in 1536 he took the Manor of Ebury from Westminster Abbey.

As Gannady, Raisa's long-lost nephew, John Douglas Thompson explodes onto the stage with grace and bravado; he proceeds to take over the manor house and the play itself, providing a perfect comic foil to Raisa.

His return to Thordis was joyful, and he took over the manor of Tunga when Snorri died at 67 years of age.

On 12 April 1477, Ankarette Twynyho was taken from the manor house that stands, known locally as the Old Nunnery, in Lower Keyford accused by George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence of the murder of Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence.

The play eerily echoes the events that have taken place in the manor.

The cost of a large castle built over this time (anywhere from £1,000 to £10,000) would take the income from several manors, severely impacting a lord's finances.

Another man, Bob Lupi, said he usually took the bus from his Cortlandt Manor home to his office in White Plains because the 55-minute drive tired him.

The 21-year-old, who was the reserve driver for Mercedes in 2015, takes the first of two vacant Manor seats.

The Briarcliff Manor Board of Education took the matter to court and succeeded, and Pace sold 35 acre to the village, which bought eight further acres.