Example sentences of "was claim [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was claimed that money spent on the NHS between 1979 and 1987 had increased in real terms by a third , that more patients were receiving treatment than ever before and that the numbers of doctors , dentists and nurses had increased substantially . |
| 2 | ‘ Sundial may close if it can not be converted ’ The Sundial Hotel in Northallerton may close if it can not be converted into a nursing home , it was claimed this week . |
| 3 | A COMMUTER train was delayed while the driver plucked a pheasant on the platform , it was claimed last night . |
| 4 | CHANCELLOR Norman Lamont 's secret £4,700 payout for a private legal bill was sneaked through the Commons hidden as Treasury running costs , it was claimed last night . |
| 5 | SUPERSPY Ian Spiro set up a secret meeting with Terry Waite in Beirut organised by Colonel Oliver North , it was claimed last night . |
| 6 | MELLOR had a third freebie at the Cannes home of a cousin of Mona 's in August 1991 , it was claimed last night . |
| 7 | ENGLAND soccer star Geoff Thomas rushed to the rescue after a thug attacked a team-mate , it was claimed last night . |
| 8 | OSCAR-winner Robert De Niro is the father of a Hollywood nightclub singer 's nine-year-old daughter , it was claimed last night . |
| 9 | ACTRESS Antonia de Sancha is to write a book about her affair with Heritage Secretary David Mellor , it was claimed last night . |
| 10 | MASS graves containing the bodies of 200 Moslem civilians killed by Serbs have been found in Mostar , southwest Bosnia , it was claimed last night . |
| 11 | SUICIDAL children in Ellesmere Port who turn to counsellors for help are being told there is a 50-week waiting list , it was claimed last night . |
| 12 | THE gunman in the Darlington siege loved his girlfriend so much he resorted to violence in a fit of jealousy , it was claimed last night . |
| 13 | AN economic report into the effect of the recession on Darlington could scare potential investors away , it was claimed last night . |
| 14 | LABOUR ‘ deadbeats ’ must carry the can for failing to secure a jobs bonanza in Darlington , it was claimed last night . |
| 15 | LIVES could be at risk if a traffic calming scheme goes ahead , it was claimed last night . |
| 16 | DARLINGTON would lose out if Labour plans for a Newcastle-based Northern Regional Assembly were introduced , it was claimed last night . |
| 17 | He had apparently lost his fortune through business failures and was claiming legal aid in an action over his 1990 divorce from his second wife Sarah . |