Example sentences of "as it contain [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He considered leaving the rucksack on the train , but as it contained several of his favourite Fair Isle jumpers , and this was bonny Scotland after all , he thought better of it and shouldered the thing . |
| 2 | This I much regret as it contained some of the most valuable things you had collected viz. the bird you call the Whiteheaded Swallow , all the Cinclosomas etc . |
| 3 | I WANT now to move to a more detailed consideration of Flame in the Streets as it contains many of the features with which I am concerned . |
| 4 | Although written many years ago , Lady Chatterley 's Lover has just been reissued by the Grove Press , and this pictorial account of the day by day life of an English game-keeper is full of considerable interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant raising , the apprehending of poachers , ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the professional game-keeper . |
| 5 | PLC- γ is also a member of this family as it contains two SH2 domains ( filled boxes ) and one SH3 domain ( hatched box ) . |
| 6 | It may represent a calcium-sensitive form of the enzyme as it contains one canonical EF-hand motif . |
| 7 | It is important not to soak potatoes , as this leaches out the vitamin , and not to overcook cabbage and other green vegetables , as heat gradually destroys Vitamin C. Rosehip tea is also an excellent source of this vitamin , as is fresh lemon juice , which is permissible on this diet as it contains little sugar . |
| 8 | Babies have very immature immune systems and rely upon breast milk to make up for this deficiency as it contains protective factors . |
| 9 | Sometimes it is called the laminar sub-layer , but that is less accurate as it contains large velocity fluctuations ; and are free to rise more rapidly from the wall than . |
| 10 | Young skin is less able naturally to protect itself as it contains less melanin and therefore has less tanning ability . |
| 11 | Eating live yoghurt may also be worthwhile as it contains some of the ‘ useful ’ members of the gut flora , and may help to reestablish a healthy balance among the inhabitants of the gut ( see p 194 ) . |