Example sentences of "[noun prp] have a long and " in BNC.

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1 Fraserburgh has a long and distinguished lifeboat history , but the town has paid the price with the loss of no less than 13 lifeboatmen 's lives in the course of several disasters .
2 The city of Shechem has a long and important history .
3 Quinn had a long and livid bruise on the side of his jaw , a lump and a plaster on the back of his head .
4 Take education , in which Mr Clinton has a long and distinguished interest .
5 Miss Riley had a long and distinguished bookselling career over 65 years .
6 In the event , Eugénie had a long and difficult labour — over 12 hours — as the Emperor told the Queen in a letter of 17 March , which followed his personal telegram of the previous day .
7 The University of Edinburgh has a long and distinguished history and at a time of difficulty for the institutions of higher education throughout the country , Edinburgh is in a process of constantly reappraising and improving standards to meet the growing demands of a changing world .
8 The legal profession in England and Wales has a long and distinguished history .
9 The legal profession in England and Wales has a long and distinguished history .
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