Example sentences of "[pron] be claim that [noun] [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From here he set out about 36 AD for Damascus to capture and punish those Nazarene who were claiming that Jesus was the Messiah expected . |
| 2 | In spite of it being claimed that Sunday was the Lord 's day and therefore a day of rest , all in all it was one of the most tiring days of the week . |
| 3 | Reports in early March had indicated that the IAEA had sought to play down the significance of a recent report submitted to the UN in which it was claimed that Iraq was offering " better co-operation " to IAEA inspectors . |
| 4 | It was claimed that Kylie was placed on a special 1500 calorie a day diet to try to replace the lost weight . |
| 5 | On the other hand , it was claimed that Hanson was only interested in short-term profits , rather than long-term investment and that the company was only capable of limited organic growth , thus forcing it to rely on ever larger takeover bids to sustain its expansion . |