Example sentences of "the [noun sg] contains a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally , the Appendix contains a short bibliography that includes mostly those works to which references are made in the text . |
| 2 | The Appendix contains a brief selection of stories and picture books which I have used as the basis for drama with children in Key Stage One and can personally recommend . |
| 3 | Today The Scotsman contains a four-page insert which opposes the extension of VAT . |
| 4 | The basic rule is that if the second syllable of the verb contains a long vowel or diphthong , or if it ends with more than one consonant , that second syllable is stressed . |
| 5 | The fact that the powder contains a new scientific break-through might interest some . |
| 6 | The yew contains a mixture of poisonous compounds and only a chemist can extract anything good from it so people should n't eat or drink anything connected with the Yew tree . |
| 7 | One could indicate that the text contains a set of instructions by producing a title such as ‘ How to Do the Laundry ’ or ‘ A Guide to Getting your Clothes Cleaner ’ . |
| 8 | The crag contains a great selection of classic climbs ; it would be a pity to lose access to it because of the thoughtless actions of a few loud-mouthed oafs . |
| 9 | If the contract contains a narrowly drawn job description the employee may refuse to change his duties . |
| 10 | Suppose that the contract contains a simple time limit clause such as : The Buyer will notify the Seller of any claim it may have against the Seller for breach of contract within three days of delivery and that the seller delivers short of the required quantity and the goods are later found to suffer from a latent defect . |
| 11 | If the final syllable of the stem contains a long vowel or diphthong , or if it ends with more than one consonant , that syllable receives the stress . |
| 12 | If the certificate contains a statement to the effect that the company is a public company it is conclusive evidence of this fact . |
| 13 | The swing-door dividing the buffet from the kitchen contains a central , circular pink-tinted window and , as I gaze through it at the catering staff , my eyes fall on a cross between Fassbinder 's Querelle and one of Hieronymus Bosch 's more frightening paintings . |
| 14 | The function contains a loop which picks up one character at a time and classifies it . |
| 15 | St Ludmila 's Chapel at the bottom of the steps at the side of the chancel contains a tombstone of 1380 . |
| 16 | Like other members of its family , the weed contains a powerful toxin , caelerphenyn , but scientists do not yet know if it poses a danger to human health . |
| 17 | The fluid produced by the sanitizer contains a scale inhibitor to prevent the build up of encrusted deposits , a cleaning agent to help keep surfaces clean ( thus helping to prevent bacterial adhesion ) , and the regular dosing of the fluid ensures the maintenance of sanitary conditions , even in areas of heavy use . |
| 18 | The programme contains a promise to improve the M25 between junctions 15 and 16 . |
| 19 | The programme contains a foundation course , which can be started at any time and is then divided into three stages . |
| 20 | The quantity of water raised from the lower to the higher level will on the average equal that lowered from the higher to the lower level so that there will be practically no loss of water by lockage and as the vessels transported by the lifts are waterborne the weight of the load carried by the dock is always the same whether the vessel be loaded or not and whether the dock contains a vessel or not . |
| 21 | In one version , the space beneath the seat contains a small , stuffed cayman and , as this is the equivalent of the space beneath her skirts , there are obvious psycho-sexual overtones . |
| 22 | Nearly all those keyword-type online catalogues which use an implicit Boolean AND will simply report a failed search ( it might display " No entries " or " Nothing found " ) if the search contains a word which they can not find . |
| 23 | We require two types of jump instruction ; one ( the unconditional jump ) which always changes the program counter , and one ( the conditional jump ) which changes the program counter only if a certain condition is true ( such as that the accumulator contains a non-negative value ) ; if the condition is false , the next instruction to be executed is the one stored immediately after the jump instruction . |
| 24 | Most important , the portfolio contains a recording of Kaplan conducting the Adagietto with the LSO made in June 1991 . |
| 25 | The manifesto contains a promise to invest £6,300 million over the next three years in the trunk road and motorway network , with concentration on the building of bypasses , a further 40 of which will be opened by 1995 . |
| 26 | The gallery contains a fine series of carved ‘ Beautiful Madonnas ’ mainly from the 14 and 15C , which illustrate well the so-called ‘ soft style ’ — elegant swaying Virgins , regarding their wriggling children with a gentle smile . |
| 27 | The workbook contains a number of novel features to Streets Ahead which actively encourage learner independence , including a personal phrase file , in which students built up their own lists of useful phrases , vocabulary , and social exchanges , review pages for self-assessment , games and puzzles , extra reading material , and special listening tasks with an accompanying Student 's Cassette . |
| 28 | Already the vehicle contains a high proportion of recycled metal ( steel and aluminium ) , with zinc only used where absolutely necessary . |
| 29 | But a thinking participant like Socrates ( with a following in the Assembly ) found this incident difficult to stomach , and so far as the passage contains a statement of constitutional principle , it ought not to be pressed . |
| 30 | Roos itself is far from any risk of erosion but a private garden in the village contains a sad relic : the rebuilt east windows of the church of Owthorne , one of many coastal parishes swept away over the centuries . |