Example sentences of "[pron] have a long record " in BNC.
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| 1 | He managed to attract to the new Achimota college a remarkable principal , Alek Fraser , who had a long record of educating the leaders of society in Ceylon . |
| 2 | We had a long record of significant invention and development of such items as polyester fabric ( Terylene and Crimplene ) but were we really capable of producing to order , so to speak , a constant family of new variations on a theme ? |
| 3 | Although this matting is new in the UK , it has a long record or success in countries where ceramic floor tiles are more widely used . |
| 4 | It has a long record of allocating high proportions of its annual budgets to defence , even appearing in the market for a submarine fleet in 1986 . |
| 5 | A carpenter , he had a long record of hard work , and his family were dependent on his income . |