Example sentences of "he claimed [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 160 first-class matches — 142 of them for Northants — he claimed 226 catches and 76 stumpings , 59 of those dismissals coming in his best year , 1951 . |
| 2 | Thankfully , as he demonstrated at the weekend — during which he claimed 91 points from nine tries and 23 conversions — they happen . |
| 3 | He claimed official unemployment figures for last year showed Darlington 's travel to work area had a higher rate than development areas such as Hartlepool and Sunderland . |
| 4 | He claimed one prisoner who suffered a fractured skull may have to undergo neuro-surgery if his condition did not improve . |
| 5 | He claimed all countries have been guilty of tampering with the ball and conceded : ‘ We do n't know what we are going to do , and the countries do n't know the answer . |
| 6 | He claimed that Electronics ' actions in withholding money due to Magnetics were prejudicial to the minority shareholders . |
| 7 | He claimed scientific evidence had shown low levels of salmonella in water were not a risk to health . |
| 8 | But when he claimed another wicket the entire Notts team fled in all directions and left him — arms outspread — to celebrate embarrassingly alone in the middle of the pitch . |
| 9 | He claimed British Steel and ICI were refusing to hand over analytical information on their emissions to solicitors acting for 28 local , asthmatic families a refusal he claimed was ‘ a scandal ’ . |
| 10 | NIGEL MANSELL produced one of the most masterly qualifying drives of his 12-year Formula One career here yesterday as he claimed provisional pole position for tomorrow 's Brazilian Grand Prix . |
| 11 | He claimed unfair dismissal , but the company argued that he was not an employee and so he was not eligible . |
| 12 | Though he gave no details of the proposals , he claimed last night that ‘ considerable progress ’ had been made . |
| 13 | It has not affected his ability , for he has scores of 61 and 62 to his credit , though yesterday 's round in which he claimed ten birdies was his lowest by three strokes in Europe . |
| 14 | He claimed top spot with multi-million dollar hits such as JFK . |
| 15 | He claimed foreign crews were paid a pittance and the EC must take a stand by refusing to do business until minimum standards were met . |