Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun pl] claim that [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Opposition sources claimed that police had wounded and killed numerous protestors during anti-government riots in the northern city of Tabriz on Aug. 15 . |
| 2 | Unit trust industry sources claim that rumours began circulating as long as three months ago that Dumenil had a problem with valuations . |
| 3 | The security police claimed that Qibla trained ‘ assassins ’ in Libya and received funding from the Palestine Liberation Organization . |
| 4 | Mintel the consumer trend watchers claim that consumer spending on DIY and garden products has gone up by 96 per cent between 1983 and 1989 ; while spending on furniture and furnishings has increased by 52 per cent in the same period . |
| 5 | In December 1973 the oil companies claimed that OPEC had cut supplies by 17½ per cent . |
| 6 | Some showbiz ponces claim that Freddie did a lot to bring the pain of AIDS to public awareness — only by dying , surely . |