Example sentences of "have a long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Marine sponges have a long fossil record from the Cambrian onwards , and at many localities they are abundant enough to be important rock formers . |
| 2 | ‘ I have a long standing arrangement to meet Mr Anderson this week . |
| 3 | Consequently 21 per cent of the population of Great Britain report that they have a long standing limiting illness ( 19 per cent of males and 22 per cent of females ) . |
| 4 | The Natural History Museum wanted me to complete some ecology wallcharts of ponds and streams , sponsored by British petroleum , who have a long standing relationship with the Museum , aimed at encouraging and supporting a better understanding of current environmental issues . |
| 5 | Tackling a black run in a blizzard was a worry , but when you only have a long weekend you ca n't hang around for the sun to shine . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , I have a long memory . |
| 7 | The old woman looked at her speculatively , ‘ I have a long memory . |
| 8 | ‘ I have a long memory , all of it coloured by the past , ’ Jenna said bitterly , and he let her go , his expression disgusted . |
| 9 | You have a long memory . |
| 10 | ‘ You have a long journey , signorina , ’ her companion told her . |
| 11 | We have a long journey to make to the south . |
| 12 | ‘ You ladies take far too long over your drinks , and we have a long drive ahead of us . ’ |
| 13 | I have a long reach , remember , and a long memory . ’ |
| 14 | They have a long tradition of solid trade union organisation . |
| 15 | Other people , however , have a long tradition of breakfasting wholeheartedly , but perhaps in a way that is not wholesome for the heart . |
| 16 | Swindon Town and Oxford United fans have a long tradition of rivalry . |
| 17 | But kids have a long tradition of getting the better of adults , going back to the Famous Five and beyond . |
| 18 | They have a long agenda that includes the GATT trade talks and a host of foreign issues , including Iraq , Bosnia , Russia and , to British embarrassment , Northern Ireland . |
| 19 | ‘ The foundation of my collection has always been ideas which have a long life . |
| 20 | Such associations of sexual deviance and political threat have a long history sedimented into our language and culture . |
| 21 | These ideas have a long history going back to sources such as Aristotle , Archimedes , Galen , and Boethius . |
| 22 | The remote rural areas have a long history of continuing depopulation : there are problems of farm structure and current argument about land use in general raises important issues of concern for the future . |
| 23 | In the Carboniferous and Permian the insects were highly diverse , and there is still debate over how closely these forms are related to our living fauna : some forms , like the cockroaches , undoubtedly have a long history . |
| 24 | Such calcareous algae ( see Plate 52 ) have a long history , extending back into the Precambrian , and they are still numerous today . |
| 25 | Just as the Biesbosch on the Rhine delta was a centre for the Dutch underground opposition to Hitler , so the English wetlands have a long history as centres of resistance . |
| 26 | The battle of politics and ideas which focuses on the inner city represents a conflict between sets of interests and values which have a long history , dating at least from the 1830s and the New Poor Law of 1834 . |
| 27 | The frailties of the holiday romance have a long history . |
| 28 | The cattle of Wales have a long history : they are usually described as ‘ Celtic ’ types which have been indigenous to Wales for many centuries . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | The Andes also have a long history of human occupation which has transformed the landscape . |