There are many flop-houses in the city.

There are many wash houses in the neighborhood.

Automated clearing houses are responsible for processing electronic transactions.

There are several private-wire houses in the city.

There are many Archie Bunker houses in the neighborhood.

There are many four door houses in this neighborhood.

There are many houses of ill repute in this neighborhood.

The city council decided to shut down all the houses of ill fame in the neighborhood.

I don't have time to go round the houses, so let's get straight to the point.

I don't like to go around the houses when I have something to say.