Example sentences of "[noun] had [art] long [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The male Moodies had a long history of accidental death . |
| 2 | Because the drivers had a long record of bad behaviour and convictions no such expectation existed here . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | John Hargreaves , prosecuting , said that Bulmer had a long list of previous convictions . |
| 5 | While the Duke of Argyll had indeed a well-established interest in the county , and John Campbell of Mamore had a long tenure of the parliamentary seat , it is hardly to be wondered that some of the gentlemen resented that blunt statement of Campbell power . |
| 6 | But 41 year old Gould had a long history of crime . |
| 7 | Second , a large proportion of the older workers had a long period of service with the same company before being made redundant . |
| 8 | The Diplodocus had the longest neck of all the dinosaurs . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Curzon had a long record of devoted although doubtfully successful public service . |
| 11 | John had a long history of academic failure . |