The Labour whips were ringing round MPs for their opinions on Friday night about this statement.
Gordon Greenidge, no slouch himself, recalled his partnership with Barry Richards at Hampshire: "It was not unusual for applause to be ringing round the ground for his fifty while I still had single figures".
Amid fears the bill could now be killed off at the hands of a small group of Tories, the Liberal Democrats are now hauling some of their MPs back from Scotland, while Conservative and Labour supporters of the legislation are ringing round to drum up numbers to be in parliament.
The strains of three fiddles, two guitars and a clarsach, or Celtic harp, are ringing round the stone walls of the pub.
She has also rounded up the keys and is ringing around handymen.
In Glasgow, Peterborough and Cardiff they knew different: Mr Pitney's voice, one of the stranger instruments ever heard in pop music, swooping and aching through three octaves, was still ringing round them.Oh I was only 24 hours from TulsaAh, only one day away from your arms.
Tory whips were anxiously ringing round the "usual suspects" tonight in an attempt to head off further defections after the party leadership was caught on the hop by Mr Carswell's unexpected decision, which was kept a closely guarded secret.
Another MP said that other allies of Gove were also ringing round urging people to lend their vote to the justice secretary because Leadsom on the shortlist would be "dangerous".
And, Sun readers note, there are cries of "Europe, Europe!" ringing round the Belfry.
"I told him that I don't coach for money," he said with the strains of "It's A Beautiful Day" ringing round Woolwich Barracks.
