Example sentences of "claim [adj] [noun] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Things like the Great Depression and the big Napier earthquake which claimed 256 lives had the country in a gloomy , harsh grip . |
| 2 | His mother was a niece of his father , and young Frank claimed this relationship made him his own great-uncle . |
| 3 | He claimed scientific evidence had shown low levels of salmonella in water were not a risk to health . |
| 4 | Both Lavan and Sirri were bombed by Iraq in 1986 ; Iraq 's oil minister claimed these operations had reduced Iran 's exports to a level around 500–800,000 b/d , which may be compared with the figure of some 3.1 million noted earlier . |
| 5 | Giuseppe Sanguettoli of the 74 a Squadriglia being killed ; the pilots of the 23° Gruppo claimed one Hurricane shot down between them . |
| 6 | No losses were reported by the German unit , but Lt. Klaus Mietusch claimed one Hurricane shot down for his eighth victory . |
| 7 | While three Swordfish directed the gunfire of the ships ( Italian sources reported 76 killed and 226 injured in this attack on Genoa ) , and Fulmars and Skuas patrolled protectively above , sixteen more Swordfish bombed and mined Livorne and La Spezia ; Italian Dicat gunners claimed one Swordfish shot down and in fact Midspmn . |
| 8 | The Italian pilots claimed five Fulmars shot down , one of these being credited to Cap . |
| 9 | Mr Henderson claimed faulty work had not been rectified , accounts had to be queried and an acceptable quality of workmanship had been difficult to achieve . |
| 10 | The German pilots involved in the attack claimed four Hurricanes destroyed , two by Müncheberg and one each by Lt. Johannsen and Obfw . |
| 11 | Mrs Austin claimed 1,000 people had signed a petition opposing the new building work and promised a fiery meeting tonight . |
| 12 | Earlier conference delegates heard Fife 's director of social work , Allan Bowman , claim juvenile crime had always been an area where facts were rarely permitted to obscure the more sensational aspects . |
| 13 | Health Unions claim twenty people died in London because a computer dealing with 999 calls broke down . |
| 14 | Unions claim 20 people died in ambulance computer failure |
| 15 | Survivors blamed the Khmer Rouge for Wednesday 's attack in central Kompong Chnang province , claiming 10 guerrillas arrived in three boats at the village early in the morning . |
| 16 | The marauding Messerschmitts appeared over Malta again in the afternoon of 28 March , Lt. Mietusch claiming one Hurricane shot down at 1730 , and Oblt . |
| 17 | The anti-aircraft gunners kept up a steady fire , claiming nine aircraft shot down , including the Bf110 which crashed near Takali , and four other aircraft damaged . |
| 18 | A woman is claiming four policemen broke her arm and two ribs while arresting her for a crime she did n't commit . |
| 19 | He claims dissident soldiers did n't have the ability to launch a coup , but he warned they could mount attacks against government officers and business establishments to cripple the economy . |
| 20 | The ex-Scots Guardsman claims Thai police framed him over the death of fiancee Pranon Sauychaisri , 30 , who fell from the balcony of their flat . |