Example sentences of "it contained [adj] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | A few days later she discovered that although the can was CFC-free , it contained other greenhouse gases . |
2 | She opened a small round leather box to find that it contained tiny gold collar studs and several pairs of cuff links . |
3 | The osmolality of the diet used was high ( 400 mmol/kg ) because , as well as peptides , it contained medium chain triglycerides ( 60% of the fat content ) . |
4 | It contained eighty-seven woodcut illustrations after Edward Burr e-Jones and woodcut borders and initials by Morris himself . |
5 | It contained several birthday cards , but Dana 's was late , as usual . |
6 | A top critic , Jeffrey Taylor of The Mail on Sunday , saw rehearsals of the ballet , and said it contained erotic love scenes . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | Tory Darlington councillor Peter Jones hit out at the show after hearing it contained erotic love scenes , a roller skating comic , and a simulated sex act . |
9 | It contained some routine passages but the central message was a sustained attack upon the two press lords : |
10 | Provisions in the General Revenue Act of 1992 to make deductible against tax the current value of both tangible and intangible property donated to a non-profit organisation ( for example , a painting to a museum or shares to a hospital ) rather than their value at acquisition failed along with the whole bill when it was vetoed by President Bush last month because it contained forty tax increases . |