Example sentences of "have a long [noun] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although this technique has a long ancestry in the Old World it was unknown in the Americas until the Spanish conquest in the sixteenth century . |
| 2 | And she said er Angela said to her oh poor Neil has to stays in bed until one o'clock every Saturday and then on Sunday he has a he gets up late and then he has a long rest in the afternoon and Pam said to me he 's copping out . |
| 3 | It noted that ‘ Corbett McDonald has a long history as a lobbyist for the asbestos industry . |
| 4 | What 's more it 's one that , contrary to composites ' up-to-the-minute image , has a long history in the specialist motor industry . |
| 5 | In this second talk I want to mention a view which has a long history in the Church , far longer than my previous subject . |
| 6 | Thirty-seven per cent of the national dairy herd is of the Swedish Friesian ( SLB ) , which has a long history in the country . |
| 7 | This was known as the ‘ butty system ’ , which has a long history in the area ( Griffin , 1977 , p. 26 ) . |
| 8 | The study of the state has a long history in the social sciences . |
| 9 | Whilst recognising that such a survey would be of only indirect relevance to their present situation , the firm has a long history in the area ( since 1890 ) , and its management has an acute awareness that the present local employment situation is likely to deteriorate further without a mix of public/private initiatives . |
| 10 | Guinness has a long history in the African continent and has progressively extended its distribution in the last 30 years . |
| 11 | More generally the idea of the inseparability of cultural and political revolution has a long history within the libertarian tradition with its roots in revolutionary Romanticism . |
| 12 | Opposition to a fixed European exchange rate has a long history within the Labour movement . |
| 13 | He has a long involvement with the Institute stretching back over four decades and until recently was Chairman of the Membership Board as well as being Senior Vice President . |
| 14 | She has a long association with the scouting movement and is president of the East Middlesbrough scout executive . |
| 15 | It is not surprising , then , to find that the clause has a long career in the documents . |
| 16 | But my grandparents had worked at Drogo since it was built , so we 've had a long link with the Drewes ; the family put in a word for me so I got the job . |
| 17 | The Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh also has had a long involvement with the cultivation and development of plants with medicinal properties and we have our own Scottish traditions of herbal cures for a long list of ailments . |
| 18 | Home-grown : Edinburgh 's Royal Botanic Garden also has had a long involvement with the development of plants with medicinal properties |
| 19 | Deaf schools in Britain have traditionally had a long involvement in the Scout and Girl Guide movement , but Scouting has not been confined simply to schoolboys and schoolgirls . |
| 20 | The fourth John Booth founded another major firm in partnership with John Hartop and George Binks , whose own families also had had a long involvement in the local metal trades . |
| 21 | He had had a long day at the hospital and the drive down from London had not been easy . |
| 22 | The Prince , of course , had to go and say hello , and disappeared once again , emerging ten minutes later having had a long discussion with the chief brass player . |
| 23 | Sheffield was a very different type of town , but like most other places that developed into great Victorian cities it had already had a long history as a market and craft centre . |
| 24 | " So ? " she said , " You 've had a long holiday from the kiddies . " |
| 25 | Ayrshire has had a long association with the aeroplane , mainly centred on Prestwick Airport and the companies which have built aircraft on the site . |
| 26 | Because you ca n't have a long float on the back . |
| 27 | Having a long soak in the tub is enjoyable and therapeutic : your muscles relax , your mind feels more tranquillised as you let go after the stresses of the day . |
| 28 | As soon as they arrived at the auberge , Rose announced her intention of having a long soak in the bath followed by a lie down . |
| 29 | Raffles was , however , to have a long career on the stage and in films . |
| 30 | I shall have to have a long talk with the Lord beforehand . ’ |