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Notable catchphrases in British culture Catchphrase Character/person Media source First appearance Notes "Bernie, the bolt!" Bob Monkhouse: The Golden Shot: 1967 [1] "Ooh, you are awful ... but I like you!" Dick Emery: The Dick Emery Show: 1963 [2] "You might very well think that; I couldn't possibly comment" Francis Urquhart: House of Cards ...
The Purse bearer is an official in the Royal Households of the United Kingdom, and based in the Ministry of Justice. The use of a special purse or burse to hold the Great Seal of the Realm , the Lord Chancellor 's symbol of Office, can be traced as far back as the end of the 13th Century.
There is a Household of His Grace the Lord High Commissioner. This includes the Purse Bearer (who is the head of the Household), Chaplain, Aides-de-Camp (three in 1949), a Lady-in-Waiting, Extra Lady-in-Waiting, and Maids of Honour (three in 1949). The Macebearer bears the Lord President's Mace or the Old Exchequer Mace.
Below is an alphabetical list of widely used and repeated proverbial phrases. If known, their origins are noted. A proverbial phrase or expression is a type of conventional saying similar to a proverb and transmitted by oral tradition.
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Seagoon: "Come, come, little two-stone Hercules – now, tell me if you saw two men and you can have this quarter of dolly mixtures." Bluebottle: "Cor, dolly mixture – thinks – with these-type sweets I could influence certain girls at playtime – that Brenda Pugh might be another Rita Hayworth ."
Portrait of Lord Harcourt, his arms between the purse and mace. Prior to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 , nearly all Lord Chancellors were peers of the realm (if not already, then ennobled swiftly after taking office) and the principal presiding officer of the upper house of Parliament - now taken by the Lord Speaker .
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