Example sentences of "[pron] [be] claim that [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's claimed that Gilbey spoke to the Princess of Wales , who was using an ordinary domestic telephone . |
| 2 | It 's claimed that Gilbey spoke to the Princess of Wales , who was using an ordinary domestic telephone . |
| 3 | Thus , using arguments which are , in effect , the same as the criticisms levelled against nationalised industries , it is claimed that privatisation leads to greater competition and efficiency , by exposing the privatised firms to market forces . |
| 4 | It is claimed that Altrincham has the second highest capital income in the country . |
| 5 | It was claimed that Alar posed a cancer threat to 50 people in a million over a lifetime — well over the legal limit . |
| 6 | It was claimed that Goebbels had raised up the Führer to be the ‘ German god ’ . |
| 7 | However , it was claimed that criminals saw the vans operating in the city 's large housing schemes as an ideal front from which to sell drugs and stolen goods , and threatened the legitimate operators into giving up their runs to let them move into the area . |
| 8 | It was claimed that criminals saw the vans operating in the city 's large housing schemes as an ideal front from which to sell drugs and stolen goods , and threatened the legitimate operators . |
| 9 | However , it was claimed that criminals saw the vans operating in the city 's large housing schemes as an ideal front from which to sell drugs and stolen goods , and threatened the legitimate operators into giving up their runs to let them move into the area . |
| 10 | Although the Hanson plans for Imperial were never fully spelled out , it was claimed that Hanson had great experience of digesting major acquisitions and also had the ability to rejuvenate ailing companies , transforming their profitability . |
| 11 | In nineteenth-century Queensland it was claimed that Devons produced as much beef per acre as Herefords or Shorthorns and also produced a good proportion of lean meat to fat when crossed with the Shorthorn . |
| 12 | First it was claimed that LEAs had inadequate information about curriculum provision in schools ; and , second , that they lacked a clear policy on the curriculum . |
| 13 | It was claimed that unions set out by being radical and militant in their outlook , but then went through a ‘ maturation ’ process , ultimately becoming pragmatic and less militant . |