Example sentences of "[conj] have [art] history of " in BNC.

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1 Middleclass youths are often ‘ mouths ’ but rarely become gougers because the latter require an element of ‘ pure badness ’ , which from the view of the police tends to exclude the middle classes , for ‘ pure badness ’ derives from being ( or appearing to be ) educationally subnormal , coming from ‘ bad homes ’ , or having a history of crime .
2 None was taking chronic medication or had a history of gastrointestinal disease , surgery , or diabetes mellitus .
3 Pavlovo is about 300 miles east of Moscow and has a history of metal craft .
4 So , a person with a higher than normal cholesterol concentration carries a relatively low risk if he/she does not smoke , has low blood pressure , is not overweight , exercises regularly and has no history of heart disease in the family .
5 A 21 year old athletic man who was a painter and had a history of good health was admitted to hospital with suspected ulcerative colitis .
6 They were totally asymptomatic and had no history of oesophageal , gastric , or duodenal disease .
7 The jury heard he had been a friend of Lady Cross for 12 years and had no history of violence .
8 It holds regular open meetings for parents , parent-governors have a presence at all parents ' evenings and open evenings , publish a regular newsletter and have a history of establishing governors ' task groups and working parties .
9 To be known to the police as having a history of crime is sufficient to be categorized a gouger , and people in Easton who are well known as gougers are always the first suspects .
10 Each child is to function as an ‘ expert ’ with all that implies of seeing the surgeon 's knife as a specimen , as a tool , as a crafted artefact , as having a history of metal from the earth , of man 's invention , of factory organisation , of training in high-quality skills .
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