Example sentences of "had a [adj] history [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Bulgaria also had a long history of Byzantine building of churches and monasteries but remains of original work are not numerous or of high quality .
2 Many mothers with parenting difficulties had a long history of emotional problems themselves , and seemed generally lacking in sensitivity to their children 's anxieties and needs rather than deficient in specific child management techniques .
3 The male Moodies had a long history of accidental death .
4 In both cases the men concerned had a long history of previous convictions , with the killer already in jail following the deaths of two other boys .
5 John had a long history of academic failure .
6 Subsidies were resumed in 1961 and thereafter had a chequered history with changing problems in housing supply and differing political judgements ( Burnett , 1978 ) .
7 Two patients had a past history of small cell lung lymphoma treated surgically ( n=1 ) or with chemotherapy ( n=1 ) .
8 Eight patients had a past history of recurrent peptic ulcers or gastritis .
9 Eight patients had a past history of recurrent gastric ulcer ( n=5 ) , endoscopic gastritis ( n=3 ) , or gastrointestinal bleeding ( n=4 ) from 2 to 10 years before diagnosis .
10 All the patients had complained of chronic epigastric pain for years before diagnosis and eight had a past history of recurrent gastric ulcer , gastrointestinal bleeding , or gastritis .
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