Example sentences of "have had a long " in BNC.

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1 It has had a long and complicated history ; but , at the present day , the form required by law for the creation and transfer of estates and interests in land is both uniform and simple .
2 Today 's theme will serve us satisfactorily as a basis for our meditation , because water has had a long association with such images of healing , blessing and anointing .
3 Joyce Barker has had a long association with Trinity Mill and recalls that the gearing was so light and precise that , even as a child of five , she could easily control the milling process and the sack hoist !
4 He jumps at home only when he has had a long rest and needs a quick reminder of what the job is all about ; otherwise his jumping is confined to the shows .
5 Super-SARA has had a long and troubled gestation period .
6 As your article said ‘ Super-SARA has had a long and troubled gestation period ’ .
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 As most of you will know , Queens Park has had a long standing partnership with the Baptist Church in Doolay Falls near Wichita , Kansas .
9 France has had no super-communications ministry ; but it has had a long tradition of state control , planning and Jacobin centralism .
10 Himalayan skiing has had a long and painfully slow gestation period beginning with the activities of various Indian Army Officers in the early part of the century .
11 Afghanistan has had a long history of neutrality and non-alignment which Soviet leaders have assiduously fostered .
12 This question too has had a long history though it is only quite recently that it has become a precisely defined issue of zoological theory .
13 Visual art education has had a long tradition of emphasizing the practical , so it was not surprising to find similar sentiments being expressed by the visual art teachers interviewed .
14 M&TIS Calibration laboratory has had a long and successful association with Rosemount providing calibrations of differential pressure transducers , typically to an accuracy of 0.09% at 500mbar differential and 200 bar static pressure .
15 Northwich-Winsford in mid-Cheshire has had a long record of stable employment provided by companies like ICI and Foden .
16 Johnson Matthey has had a long and important involvement in the development of cisplatin and carboplatin , the platinum-based anti-tumour drugs used in the treatment of testicular and ovarian cancer .
17 By anyone 's standards Dick Print has had a long innings .
18 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 .
19 Home-grown : Edinburgh 's Royal Botanic Garden also has had a long involvement with the development of plants with medicinal properties
20 We bring the Guinness Spot to a close with a local musician who has had a long and distinguished career in the country and blues divisions of rock .
21 The five-star novelist gave me an unfathomable glimmer when I closed the car door for her and remarked that she 'd had a long chat with Harry that afternoon on the telephone .
22 Kate , pregnant with her second baby , thought she knew what to expect when it came to giving birth , especially since she 'd had a long labour first time round .
23 Always with resignation and with grief but buffered by the knowledge that he would no longer be in pain and confusion , by the fact that he 'd had a long and lively life — that he would be at peace at last .
24 The barman looked like he 'd had a long day 's journey into night , although the monocle and the silk smoking-jacket were as natty as ninepence .
25 They 'd had a long , hard , cold morning 's work and levity took over .
26 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 .
27 She came to Queen 's Park about 11 years ago , having had a long association at Findlay Memorial Tabernacle .
28 Oh I 'm just sitting here having had a long , well erm I I 've just had a , a chat with Gillian who erm rang me up and we were on the phone for about half an hour I suppose , she 's some lucky girl !
29 But it gives no indication that the pricing problems may have had a long history .
30 This week 's extension of the suspension has lead to a further letter to unit trust holders.But it gives no indication that the pricing problems may have had a long history .
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