Example sentences of "[noun prp] have a long history " in BNC.
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| 1 | The male Moodies had a long history of accidental death . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | But 41 year old Gould had a long history of crime . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | ‘ 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 . |
| 7 | Guinness has a long history in the African continent and has progressively extended its distribution in the last 30 years . |
| 8 | But despite the fact that it seems inhospitable , Dartmoor has a long history of use by humans . |
| 9 | It was pointed out that contrary to the rose-tinted spectacles view , Britain has a long history of riot and disorder . |
| 10 | It noted that ‘ Corbett McDonald has a long history as a lobbyist for the asbestos industry . |
| 11 | Dowsing has a long history . |
| 12 | Unlike un-historical nations , Poland had a long history to recall and refurbish . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | John had a long history of academic failure . |
| 15 | The cattle of Wales have a long history : they are usually described as ‘ Celtic ’ types which have been indigenous to Wales for many centuries . |