Example sentences of "[noun prp] claims [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the merger gave them the chance to start Andy claims they could ‘ never ’ have done it without it — the recession has taken clients and exposure has been ‘ painful ’ on occasions . |
| 2 | Dr Roger Pertwee claims it is only a matter of time before marijuana moves from being regarded as a drug of abuse to a substance which can be used positively . |
| 3 | After all , he did lie ; the Chief Justice said he left the house about curfew but Sir Richard claims it was much later . ’ |
| 4 | Neil claims he was sacked in February . |
| 5 | The resulting 1761 cc all-aluminium engines gives 103bhp at 6000rpm and 1131 lb ft of torque at 3000rpm and Citroen claims it will power the Furio to a credible 117mph and run the 0–60mph in 9.5secs . |
| 6 | His latest outburst comes as a surprise , as Faldo claims he is more relaxed both on and off the course . |
| 7 | Grunwald claims that relationism ‘ turns out to be an illusion ’ while Hollis claims it is ‘ just for the birds ’ . |
| 8 | Eva claims it was her uniform that got her noticed . |
| 9 | Peugeot claims it has always provided quick turnaround on repair parts : ‘ We feel that it is appropriate to put our money where our mouth is . ’ |
| 10 | IBM claims it provides the most accurate speech recognition available , with access to 20,000 words in an active vocabulary , which can be customised to accept additional , more personalised words . |
| 11 | The accusations came during the first day of a tribunal in which Ron Thomson claims he was forced to quit his post as general manager at the trust . |
| 12 | Today ex-manager Farrelly claims he is not bitter about the split but says he is annoyed about the things Sinead has said about that period . |
| 13 | Only in southern Italy does the Mafia wield the influence Miss Sterling claims it enjoys in America and dozens of other countries . |
| 14 | When it gets the parts , DDE claims it will be the first manufacturer to produce a multi-processing system based upon the 50Mhz R4000 — it 's aiming for deliveries by year-end . |
| 15 | Danny Brady claims he was bundled out of his room by a gang of 6 men , one of whom threatened him saying he did karate . |
| 16 | Joseph of Arimathaea , a member of the Sanhedrin who was obviously sympathetic to Jesus ( Matthew claims he had become a secret disciple ) , went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus . |
| 17 | Unlike Keaton , though , Merton claims he will take time out and be wary of the mass of bad scripts and ideas . |
| 18 | DISGRACED car tycoon John De Lorean claims he would be assassinated by ‘ British agents ’ if he returned to Northern Ireland . |
| 19 | If there are criticisms then I accept them with the same magnanimity which Martin claims I do not possess . |
| 20 | Leeds manager Howard Wilkinson claims he received hate mail abuse from fans during last season 's disastrous championship defence . |
| 21 | Bateman claims he was told by Wessex Home Care he had to be licensed by his local authority , even though no such licence is required . |
| 22 | But Pieper claims it wo n't matter which microkernel underlies Unix as long as all the standard interfaces are kept to . |
| 23 | Now Mallius Seneca , who says he is the uncle of Seius Oceanus , is claiming the property on the ground of proximity , but Maximus claims it for himself since the person to whom he was asked to restore it has died . |
| 24 | The UK claims it is making its contribution to reducing emissions by imposing value added tax ( VAT ) on domestic fuel ; the government says the VAT measures make it less likely that a carbon tax will be needed to meet the target of stabilising CO2 emissions at 1990 levels by 2000 . |
| 25 | When Paris claims he loves Helen above thought , he is providing piercing insight into the twisted motives behind the adultery that has infected Troy . |
| 26 | Amanda claims she got her eye for good antique furniture from her grandfather . |
| 27 | The first viewer to select an outfit from the parade will receive it free the next day ( Kinkead claims it is a uni-sex , uni-size garment ) . |
| 28 | A book by former US Congressional aide Susan Tranto claims he added : ‘ It became clear to me that the vice-president and Miss Fitzgerald were romantically involved . |
| 29 | Malcolm Kennedy claims he was framed by police . |
| 30 | SCO claims it was misunderstood all those long months we thought it was decommitting from ACE , shuffling the MIPS work back to DEC and favouring Intel . |