Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] [vb base] a long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The battle of politics and ideas which focuses on the inner city represents a conflict between sets of interests and values which have a long history , dating at least from the 1830s and the New Poor Law of 1834 . |
| 2 | Other such opportunities might occur with people with recurring illness , or with couples considering divorce who have a long history of marital strife . |
| 3 | In the secondary sector they have a long history of influence as local employers . |
| 4 | ‘ The foundation of my collection has always been ideas which have a long life . |
| 5 | Even though I make fun of it , and it 's not my favourite music , that does n't mean that it 's less valid than bands who last a long time , especially if it is enjoyed . |
| 6 | Fe climb me family tree yu need a long ladder , |
| 7 | There are also younger people who have a long term chronic illness or handicap ; people who have been Psychiatrically ill ; people who have a mental handicap . |
| 8 | In the third year they take two full-year courses , two one-term options , and in addition they write a long essay on a selected topic . |
| 9 | However , we have grave reservations about clause 4 if it is left in the hands of a Government who have a long track record of being mean with acquisition money . |
| 10 | If the comments published in your magazine are typical , even the canoeing fraternity there have a long way to go . |
| 11 | The reader should be aware , however , that recent years have seen the enactment of a number of important statutory forms of liability in particular areas of exceptional risk which go a long way towards avoiding the likelihood of protracted litigation inherent in the ill-defined nature of the rules of strict liability at common law . |
| 12 | Sage , rosemary and lavender need no visual description , though it is not always realized that sage has spikes of vividly blue-mauve flowers which last a long time and are highly magnetic to bees . |
| 13 | Pro Arte brushes have lovely points which last a long time . |
| 14 | Families of people with a learning disability might welcome a less intense form of case management than that offered to single male schizophrenia sufferers who have a long history of compulsory admission to hospital . |
| 15 | ‘ We are going to develop inducements and encouragements for a major expansion of research and development , because if we are going to rival our major competitors we have a long way to go in catching up with them . |