Example sentences of "[noun] [noun] have a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | I SPENT most of Friday morning having a long talk with Paul Seddon — Assistant Commissioner Seddon , who is our department 's special representative at New Scotland Yard . |
| 2 | Similarly , in England football hooliganism has a long history . |
| 3 | Miss Riley had a long and distinguished bookselling career over 65 years . |
| 4 | It noted that ‘ Corbett McDonald has a long history as a lobbyist for the asbestos industry . |
| 5 | The Social Work Department has a long tradition of working in collaboration with other service providers . |
| 6 | North Shields has a long history of democratic local government and is currently under the political control of the most left-wing Labour authority in the North East . |
| 7 | Opposition to a fixed European exchange rate has a long history within the Labour movement . |
| 8 | Folk music has a long association with classical music , why not include that ? |
| 9 | National Assistance which followed on Poor Law Relief has a long history . |
| 10 | But the intelligence fraternity has a long track record of trying to fool others and in the process usually ends up fooling itself . |
| 11 | A new song , ‘ Pussy Cat Meow ’ , celebrates them and a dream Kier had a long time ago . |
| 12 | Ideal dairy land has a long growing season , no summer drought period , a stable soil structure with good drainage to avoid excessive poaching , and an unfailing water supply . |
| 13 | Penal reform groups have a long and honourable history and have played an important part in the development of criminal justice policy over the years . |
| 14 | Nevertheless , Mr Lamont has a long way to go before he can recover the confidence of Scottish business leaders . |
| 15 | Take education , in which Mr Clinton has a long and distinguished interest . |
| 16 | JC seh has a long history , almost certainly originating from a verb ( which later became reanalysed as a complementiser corresponding to " that " ) in one of the West African languages of the Kwa group . |
| 17 | The University of Chicago Press has a long list of titles for the coming spring season , in contrast with last year 's more restricted offering . |
| 18 | Within minutes of leaving the museum , Mr Hurd was in deep conversation with the Foreign Minister , Mr David Levy ; the two hour session was conducted through interpreters , but Mr Hurd and Mr Levy had a long conversation afterwards in French which both of them speak fluently . |
| 19 | Hereford cattle have a long pedigree … they can be traced right back to the red cattle of Roman Britain . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | The UK group has a long standing commitment , made to the Hong Kong Government , to broaden the shareholder base of Hong Kong Telecom and a deal with CITIC would be consistent with that . |
| 22 | The 17.5 per cent stake represents roughly a quarter of Anglia 's market capitalisation , but David McCall , chief executive , said he believed ‘ the share price has a long way to go yet ’ . |
| 23 | The ‘ need ’ theorists ' concept of self-actualization or self fulfilment has a long history ( Jung , Adler , Goldstein , Rogers ) yet remains one of the fuzziest and least developed in psychology . |
| 24 | The concept of an independent development agency has a long tradition in Britain . |
| 25 | We recall that the confessional idea has a long history . |
| 26 | Both he and his wife Margery had a long association with the Lake District . |
| 27 | Delhi Junction had a long , curving , double-arcaded front , in redbrick Eurasian Gothic , with small crenellated towers , the only hint of decoration being supplied by blinds on all the windows . |
| 28 | The typical pilgrimage church has a long , aisled and galleried nave , wide transepts and a large sanctuary . |
| 29 | The concepts of crystal settling and convection in magma chambers have a long history r2–6 . |
| 30 | Local government audit has a long history . |