Example sentences of "and claimed [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Coun Nilsson said there were already too many people in Britain and claimed new immigrants would aggravate Middlesbrough 's problem .
2 The Prime Minister has returned from Maastricht and claimed that federalism and the opening of the door to a delayed decision on monetary union is the successful result of his able negotiations .
3 To the left of this ; Steve Whitall and Dave Rolls added three bolts and claimed Easy Rider , HVS 5a. also added Chestnut Mare , E4 6b up the buttress left of Plunger .
4 Mrs Wharton left her job and claimed constructive dismissal ; the others were dismissed .
5 The company said it could no longer afford the £320,000 membership fee and claimed open systems standards were widely enough accepted for it to leave .
6 In a similar revolutionary manner Paracelsus confronted the contemporary craze for seeing witchcraft everywhere and claimed this phenomenon for psychiatry .
7 About a month later the buyer had the clutch repaired at a cost of £45 and claimed this sum from the seller , alleging that the car was not of merchantable quality and not reasonably fit for the purpose of being driven on the road .
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