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 . |