Example sentences of "had [art] long [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | The tradition of writing ‘ effusions ’ in blank verse had a long history in the eighteenth century , culminating in The Task by William Cowper . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | They had a long chat in Afrikaans ; Herbert specially mentioned the language because it was only the survivors of the family 's oldest generation who still habitually spoke it . |
| 4 | Knowing that she had a long day in front of her , Laura decided to follow her friend 's good example . |
| 5 | In August we had a long weekend in the Lakes , with Rob , Joyce & Ewan which went well , & also a week in Telford with Richard which we thoroughly enjoyed . |
| 6 | He had a long career in the university , becoming bachelor and then ( c .1284 ) doctor of theology as well as master c .1290 . |
| 7 | Mr Walton , a private helicopter pilot , said all his family had a long interest in aviation . |
| 8 | We had a long debate in Committee on sustainable development . |