Example sentences of "[noun sg] [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 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 .
3 Both he and his wife Margery had a long association with the Lake District .
4 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 .
5 Films were cast for an international market in the Hollywood of the 1920s ; and international press syndication had a long history .
6 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 .
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