Example sentences of "[conj] it contain [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When , in 1884 , G. T. Clark [ q.v. ] published his Mediaeval Military Architecture in England , she realized that it contained false assumptions about the origins of the various mounds or mottes scattered over the British Isles . |
| 2 | Preliminary analysis at a London laboratory shows that it contains fatty globules of lipids and is organic , of animal origin . |
| 3 | It does not cover the dismissal by the vendor prior to the sale for the reason that the purchaser will either not buy the business if it contains certain employees or alternatively will pay a lower price ( see Wheeler v Patel [ 1987 ] ICR 631 ) . |
| 4 | Transformation : E. coli at a certain stage of their growth cycle can , after treatment with chemicals such as calcium chloride or rubidium chloride , take up raw DNA ( for example , DNA purified in the laboratory ) and , if it contains appropriate sequences , will incorporate them into their own genomes . |
| 5 | At a press conference to mark his election victory a year ago , Mr Bush threatened to veto the budget unless it contained real cuts . |
| 6 | Zeolite-softened water may be quite alkaline because it contains substantial quantities of sodium carbonate and bicarbonate . |
| 7 | Babies have very immature immune systems and rely upon breast milk to make up for this deficiency as it contains protective factors . |
| 8 | But , as Godwin comments , the room he describes is not an example of the direst stage of London poverty , for it contains various objects that could be sold . |