Example sentences of "[noun] have [verb] a [adj] history " in BNC.
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| 1 | Afghanistan has had a long history of neutrality and non-alignment which Soviet leaders have assiduously fostered . |
| 2 | But in recent years Microvitec has had a chequered history . |
| 3 | Detailed geochemical profiling of the lava sequences has revealed a complex history of eruption from magma chambers which , although linked in the same geotectonic setting , had individual development paths within the crust . |
| 4 | While some authors have reported a frequent history of peptic ulcer disease , data on concomitant peptic ulcer disease are lacking , mainly because in most studies this question was not studied specifically . |
| 5 | Most , if not all , of the more seriously disadvantaged areas have experienced a long history of marginalisation and of dependence on distant or alien authorities . |
| 6 | London Road has enjoyed a chequered history . |
| 7 | The shop has had a chequered history : it opened as a Sherratt & Hughes , and was an early incursion by a chain retailer into an area dominated by , and largely reserved for , independents . |
| 8 | As always , Lucien 's dreams had invented a happier history for him . |
| 9 | The corporation has had a chequered history since then . |
| 10 | This union has got a long history of , this union 's got a long history of amalgamations , some conducted more successfully than others . |
| 11 | The charges of genocide that followed were denied by Iraq but pressure accumulated for a UN investigation , not least through the criticism of Turkish premier Ozal , whose own country 's relations with its Kurdish minority have enjoyed a chequered history over the years . |
| 12 | This union has got a long history of , this union 's got a long history of amalgamations , some conducted more successfully than others . |
| 13 | With Kenco Ground Coffee you can be sure that you are getting the best , because since it was established in 1922 , Kenco has acquired a long-established history as traditional coffee makers . |
| 14 | That stone has had a curious history . |
| 15 | The Art and Antiques squad had enjoyed a chequered history . |