Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv] maintained " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , the companies again maintained that the original 50-day time limit had been unrealistic . |
| 2 | The authorities now maintained that the bombing was an act of revenge for the April 1986 raid on Tripoli by US aircraft [ see pp. 34454-59 ] and that available evidence indicated sole Libyan responsibility . |
| 3 | Nothing is known of its activities , but Vikings normally maintained themselves by raiding the country within a wide range of their base . |
| 4 | Some merchants there maintained that the old gods had served them well and would not be pleased by the withdrawal of sacrifices in favour of a foreign and untried god . |
| 5 | The Spartans however maintained their composure and with only seconds remaining in the first half were rewarded with a T.D . |