Example sentences of "have a long history of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the secondary sector they have a long history of influence as local employers . |
| 2 | Elves and Dwarves have a long history of hate yet Legolas and Gimli become friends because they travel in Frodo 's company together . |
| 3 | The Orkneys and Shetland also have a long history of independence in local government terms and pride themselves on their Scandinavian roots and their distinctiveness from Scotland . |
| 4 | The marjorams all have a long history of use since classical times , and were more popular in the Middle Ages in Britain than thyme . |
| 5 | They have a long history of use in planning practice , there is a wide measure of consensus about their use in control and , where covered by policy , it tends to be as broad , flexible statements in structure or local plans , amplified in detail in supplementary planning guidance . |
| 6 | The wooded area is nice enough but the schools have a long history of desegregation problems , and are now 88% black and 10% Hispanic . |