Example sentences of "claimed [adv] that [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Said 's lawyer claimed successfully that this constituted a serious libel against his client as a man of honour . |
2 | But a leading Jehovah 's Witness claimed tonight that other treatments are available which do n't break the rules of their faith . |
3 | The government and the FIS claimed respectively that 17 or 20 people had died by June 10 . |
4 | Mr Meacher claimed yesterday that next April the value of those allowances would not be enough to cover even the most conservative forecasts of average poll tax payments . |
5 | The Merchant Navy officers ' union , NUMAST , in its submission to the Donaldson inquiry , claimed yesterday that some tankers sail with crews unable to steer or understand basic safety rules . |
6 | Mr Major claimed yesterday that this was under way . |