Example sentences of "[noun] had a long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The male Moodies had a long history of accidental death . |
| 2 | He said that the republican leaders had discussed at the meeting financial and other support for Gorbachev " in the period after his resignation " , and he and Gorbachev had a long meeting on Dec. 23 to discuss transition arrangements . |
| 3 | Because the drivers had a long record of bad behaviour and convictions no such expectation existed here . |
| 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 | Verdun had a long history : it was an important city in Roman times ; Vauban , the great fortress builder of Louis XIV 's reign , had fortified it with ditches and bastions ; in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–1 Verdun had withstood a siege of 10 weeks , falling only through lack of supplies . |
| 6 | John Hargreaves , prosecuting , said that Bulmer had a long list of previous convictions . |
| 7 | While the Duke of Argyll had indeed a well-established interest in the county , and John Campbell of Mamore had a long tenure of the parliamentary seat , it is hardly to be wondered that some of the gentlemen resented that blunt statement of Campbell power . |
| 8 | Probably the greatest scientific panjandrum of the 19th century , Thomson had a long association with transoceanic cables . |
| 9 | But 41 year old Gould had a long history of crime . |
| 10 | A campaign for a People 's Front would detract from their attempts to influence the Labour Party , and was felt to be inspired by Lloyd George , with whom the Communists had a long standing feud , dating back to the First World War . |
| 11 | William Jackson and John Turner had a long discussion about exporting , as they were both inexperienced in such matters , and they listed the strengths and weaknesses of Quality Kraft Carpets in order to arrive at a decision as to which would be the most appropriate overseas market to enter . |
| 12 | To take one example , in November 1987 the North-West Regional News introduced by Stuart Hall had a long feature as their opening item : |
| 13 | This boyish hatred of military interference to put down Communism in Russia had a long consequence . |
| 14 | BC had a long gestation period , with the first outline being published in 1910 , and the full schedules in three volumes between 1940 and 1953 . |
| 15 | Martha saved herself from relegation to a junior class by reciting the whole of Psalm 103 , one of Nana 's favourites , in morning assembly ; after this feat her teacher had a long conversation above her head with her mother , and began to come to their house on Saturdays to give her extra lessons . |
| 16 | Second , a large proportion of the older workers had a long period of service with the same company before being made redundant . |
| 17 | Films were cast for an international market in the Hollywood of the 1920s ; and international press syndication had a long history . |
| 18 | Apart from the barmaid , we were the only women there , and the two youngest women in our group had a long discussion : one defended the secret solidarity of the men , the other said , " it 's no place for a woman , I could n't stand it . " |
| 19 | That notion had a long history , and had by no means been deserted by post-classical law . |
| 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 | On the contrary , the idea of the Kingdom had a long history in the life of Israel , and the coming of Christ coincided with a feverish wave of expectancy within the nation . |
| 22 | Trebuchets had a long range , and were generally constructed on site . |
| 23 | For example , the ( now held to be correct ) notion that prolonged lactation was likely to delay impregnation had a long resonance . |
| 24 | And erm you know I know that was one difficulty , that people had a long time to wait for repairs . |
| 25 | The political police in the Soviet Union had a long history stretching back to tsarist times . |
| 26 | Harmer had a long association with the Museums Association , of which he was president in 1904 , becoming an honorary member in 1922 . |
| 27 | On May 18th 60 members had a long session with Howard Pastor , the White House head of congressional liaison , trying to convince him of the need for further cuts . |
| 28 | Langdale had a long association with spinning and weaving and there were several galleries in the area . |
| 29 | Nevertheless , this peculiar combination had a long life and was destined to reappear in the Middle Ages as the Albigensian heresy that flourished for a while in southern France but was eventually crushed in the first quarter of the thirteenth century by the northern French at the command of the most powerful of the medieval Popes , Innocent III . |
| 30 | The tradition of writing ‘ effusions ’ in blank verse had a long history in the eighteenth century , culminating in The Task by William Cowper . |