Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] it contained [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | She opened a small round leather box to find that it contained tiny gold collar studs and several pairs of cuff links . |
2 | 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 . |
3 | Material for publication or transmission would be " reviewed before release " in the field by the military information officer in consultation with the unit commander to determine whether it contained sensitive information . |
4 | When the frame was unfolded and set up she saw that it contained two photographs — one of a good-looking white-haired clergyman wearing a biretta , and the other of a ‘ sweet-faced ’ woman , her slender hand fondling the large cameo brooch at the throat of her dark dress . |
5 | The Department of the Environment has rejected the report , claiming that it contained misleading information and that the existing statutory framework was effective in controlling pollution . |