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

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1 The male Moodies had a long history of accidental death .
2 But 41 year old Gould had a long history of crime .
3 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 .
4 Prague has a long history of defenestrations and in 1948 Jan Masaryk , the foreign minister , the founding president 's son and one of only three non-communist ministers in the government , was found dead , having apparently exited from his office window .
5 China has a long history of cuisine , a vast territory and abundant natural resources , many nationalities and a large population that has many regions and local diets and customs , ’ he explains , adding that Chinese chefs tended to create new dishes daily , as each cooking method , each style and the range of ingredients could be used to make up different combinations — traditional menus contained a minimum of 100 dishes named after methods .
6 But despite the fact that it seems inhospitable , Dartmoor has a long history of use by humans .
7 It was pointed out that contrary to the rose-tinted spectacles view , Britain has a long history of riot and disorder .
8 WUS and educational assistance to South Africa WUS International and WUS(UK) have a long history of supporting the efforts of the black majority of South Africans to overcome the educational discrimination which is an integral part of apartheid .
9 John had a long history of academic failure .
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