Example sentences of "have a long [noun sg] with [art] " in BNC.

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1 He has a long involvement with the Institute stretching back over four decades and until recently was Chairman of the Membership Board as well as being Senior Vice President .
2 She has a long association with the scouting movement and is president of the East Middlesbrough scout executive .
3 But my grandparents had worked at Drogo since it was built , so we 've had a long link with the Drewes ; the family put in a word for me so I got the job .
4 The Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh also has had a long involvement with the cultivation and development of plants with medicinal properties and we have our own Scottish traditions of herbal cures for a long list of ailments .
5 Home-grown : Edinburgh 's Royal Botanic Garden also has had a long involvement with the development of plants with medicinal properties
6 The Prince , of course , had to go and say hello , and disappeared once again , emerging ten minutes later having had a long discussion with the chief brass player .
7 Ayrshire has had a long association with the aeroplane , mainly centred on Prestwick Airport and the companies which have built aircraft on the site .
8 I shall have to have a long talk with the Lord beforehand . ’
9 So I had a long chat with the , with the cleansing officer and the main point
10 He had a long conversation with a Russian passenger , who talked about magic and ‘ hidden powers ’ in a most interesting way .
11 Robin Prentice , who died during the winter , became the Scottish Cricket Union 's Administrator in 1982 , retiring in 1990 and had a long association with the game in Scotland and as a wicket-keeper batsman with Uddingston in the Western Union .
12 He also developed an interest in whales , worked at the Stazione Zoologica in Naples and the Plymouth Laboratory , and had a long association with the Marine Biological Association .
13 Harmer had a long association with the Museums Association , of which he was president in 1904 , becoming an honorary member in 1922 .
14 Both he and his wife Margery had a long association with the Lake District .
15 When , in another striking instance , the earl of Carlisle reached the capital in 1664 as ambassador from Charles II , he had a long argument with the official deputed to receive him as to which should first descend from his sledge when they met formally .
16 And coming back I had a long talk with the nice shy boy , Jean-Louis .
17 They really seem to enjoy running a hotel — I had a long talk with the porter …
18 Her hair was short and dark , and she had a long face with a mobile mouth and crooked teeth .
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