Example sentences of "[noun] [noun] had [art] long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A new song , ‘ Pussy Cat Meow ’ , celebrates them and a dream Kier had a long time ago . |
| 2 | The infantry version had a longer shaft , but both versions were essentially spiked maces . |
| 3 | Within minutes of leaving the museum , Mr Hurd was in deep conversation with the Foreign Minister , Mr David Levy ; the two hour session was conducted through interpreters , but Mr Hurd and Mr Levy had a long conversation afterwards in French which both of them speak fluently . |
| 4 | Many mothers with parenting difficulties had a long history of emotional problems themselves , and seemed generally lacking in sensitivity to their children 's anxieties and needs rather than deficient in specific child management techniques . |
| 5 | Both he and his wife Margery had a long association with the Lake District . |
| 6 | To take one example , in November 1987 the North-West Regional News introduced by Stuart Hall had a long feature as their opening item : |
| 7 | Cancer research had a long tradition of support from private contributions , but new charities devoted to particular diseases , such as arthritis and rheumatism , leukaemia , and muscular dystrophy , were founded and became a great source of strength to workers whose interests had or might have application to the desired objectives . |
| 8 | Films were cast for an international market in the Hollywood of the 1920s ; and international press syndication had a long history . |
| 9 | Indeed , the over spill factor had a longer history than a concern with post-coal industrial restructuring , since the plans of the 1940s and early 1950s had assumed stable employment in coal . |
| 10 | William Jackson and John Turner had a long discussion about exporting , as they were both inexperienced in such matters , and they listed the strengths and weaknesses of Quality Kraft Carpets in order to arrive at a decision as to which would be the most appropriate overseas market to enter . |