Example sentences of "[vb past] a long record of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The G M B's got a long record of joining forces with others which has proved to be successful , but if we 're gon na be honest , it 's always been recognized that we would be the predominant union and yes Apex members we should have been honest with you at the time of merger , because it 's quite clear you was gon na lose your identity to at least to some extent and we should have been honest about that . |
| 2 | A carpenter , he had a long record of hard work , and his family were dependent on his income . |
| 3 | We had a long record of significant invention and development of such items as polyester fabric ( Terylene and Crimplene ) but were we really capable of producing to order , so to speak , a constant family of new variations on a theme ? |
| 4 | Curzon had a long record of devoted although doubtfully successful public service . |
| 5 | He managed to attract to the new Achimota college a remarkable principal , Alek Fraser , who had a long record of educating the leaders of society in Ceylon . |
| 6 | Because the drivers had a long record of bad behaviour and convictions no such expectation existed here . |