Example sentences of "[noun] have had 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 | 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 . |
4 | The corporation has had a chequered history since then . |
5 | That stone has had a curious history . |
6 | This century alone , Berlin has had an extraordinary history — a natural , social , cultural and political centre , because of its location at the crossroads of east and west Europe . |