Example sentences of "[conj] it contain an [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1600 , the renegade monk Giordano Bruno was burned at the stake for numerous heresies , including the proposition that the universe is infinite and that it contains an infinite number of worlds . |
| 2 | Its wealth was largely non-industrial and it contained an enormous pool of underemployed and unemployed people . |
| 3 | Until 1989 the courts had said that a 'speaking " decision could be upset if it contained an obvious error . |
| 4 | If , rather differently , serving the interests of the enterprise is taken as a proxy for maximising the joint welfare of the relevant groups the formulation is unsatisfactory for this purpose because it contains an inherent bias towards the shareholders . |
| 5 | Secretaries and Research Assistants , and asks specifically that something be done about the business of the House — that is , that a motion should be put on the Order Paper to ensure that the register is published , as it contains an astounding cross-section of commercial lobbying organisations . |