Example sentences of "[vb past] it contain [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The public analyst found it contained 14 beetles , 24 larvae and nine pupal cases , also that it had the characteristics of the Australian beetle , which attacks and infests dried food products . |
| 2 | Tests revealed it contained formic acid , which a doctor from Newcastle University said could be lethal to a child if only teaspoonful was swallowed . |
| 3 | Not only did it contain riveting performances from David Threlfall and our own Adrian Dunbar , it also delivered a fast-moving plot involving more twists than Chubby Checker . |
| 4 | Sometimes he said it contained eighty-one Communists , sometimes fifty-seven , sometimes ‘ a lot ’ . |
| 5 | A top critic , Jeffrey Taylor of The Mail on Sunday , saw rehearsals of the ballet , and said it contained erotic love scenes . |
| 6 | The show came under attack before it even opened because one critic said it contained erotic love scenes , a roller skating comic and a simulated sex act . |