Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun pl] claim that [noun] " 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 | Insider sources claims that Mike Edwards ' re-working of Bon Jovi 's ‘ Keep The Faith ’ ‘ sounds like EMF ’ . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | In September , one MP investigating Maxwell 's pillaging of his employees ' pension funds claimed that Mrs Maxwell controlled trusts in the tax haven of Liechtenstein , where some of the missing millions are thought to be hidden . |
| 7 | In December 1973 the oil companies claimed that OPEC had cut supplies by 17½ per cent . |
| 8 | Some showbiz ponces claim that Freddie did a lot to bring the pain of AIDS to public awareness — only by dying , surely . |
| 9 | Some press reports claimed that Taiwan was also negotiating with Russia over the purchase of Su 27s . |
| 10 | Party workers claim that enthusiasm for him and his party is positively bubbling in Guisborough , but admitted that the campaign had been slower to get off the ground in other parts of Langbaurgh . |
| 11 | Party activists claim that resolutions from SNP branches will be put forward for debate at the party 's national council unless the leadership admits it blundered . |
| 12 | Tension heightened after family members claimed that Khoei , who was recovering from a heart operation in July , had died in " suspicious " circumstances . |