Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] contain [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are almost unmineralised except where they contain tectonic slices of the underlying Lewisian basement . |
| 2 | Take care not to draught-proof rooms too efficiently if they contain fuel-burning appliances , since lack of an adequate air supply could lead to inefficient combustion and a build-up of dangerous fumes . |
| 3 | Surplus component boards etc. are most useful if they contain expensive semiconductors , and are probably something that are best left to those who have a few years experience of electronics behind them . |
| 4 | If it be light , dry and free from bugs , if it be central in position , and if it contain three rooms , it will be eagerly sought for and hard to find . |
| 5 | 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 ) . |
| 6 | We can speak of an orbital as being full if it contains two electrons , half-filled if it has a single electron , or empty . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | At a press conference to mark his election victory a year ago , Mr Bush threatened to veto the budget unless it contained real cuts . |
| 9 | According to Hocking , paper cups can not be recycled because they contain chemical additives . |
| 10 | Typically , keys form broken sequences because they contain separate items of information . |
| 11 | Corals , which must remain close to the surface of the water because they contain symbiotic algae which photosynthesize , also tend to contain specific pigments to protect them from ultraviolet light . |
| 12 | It encourages the conditions for crime in communities that already feel more impact from crime because they contain more victims of crime , as well as more offenders . |
| 13 | These foods are valuable because they contain different types of fibre , vitamins and minerals essential for health . |
| 14 | There are a number of counties — Berkshire , Norfolk , Aberdeenshire , and now Gloucestershire — in which , because they contain royal residences , the Queen takes a particularly close personal interest . |
| 15 | He explained to me that it must be stronger because it contained stronger bonds and more of them than any previous material . |
| 16 | This is a complex table , because it contains four variables ; work through the effect of each explanatory variable systematically , looking at the relevant marginal relationships as well . |
| 17 | Zeolite-softened water may be quite alkaline because it contains substantial quantities of sodium carbonate and bicarbonate . |
| 18 | Editor , — We wish to reply to C P Shearman and colleagues ' comments regarding our letter since they contain several inaccuracies . |
| 19 | Fresh herbs , and green leafy vegetables , such as spinach and ‘ greens ’ , are also recommended as they contain anti-fungal agents . |
| 20 | Although written many years ago , Lady Chatterley 's Lover has just been reissued by the Grove Press , and this pictorial account of the day by day life of an English game-keeper is full of considerable interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant raising , the apprehending of poachers , ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the professional game-keeper . |
| 21 | Babies have very immature immune systems and rely upon breast milk to make up for this deficiency as it contains protective factors . |
| 22 | The future of Abe 's faction was unclear , for it contained many members who were thought to have joined in the belief that Abe was next in line for the office of Prime Minister . |
| 23 | The sheep wisely leave it alone and most bugs do , too , for it contains two chemicals which , when mixed together in a creature 's stomach , make cyanide . |
| 24 | 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 . |