Example sentences of "claim that [adv] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Reports on April 25 had claimed that up to 130 people , mainly Christians , had been killed in riots in Bauchi and other mainly Moslem northern states in places where Shi'ites were demanding the imposition of Moslem law . |
| 2 | It was also claimed that up to 36 Armenians had been killed , and 40 others taken hostage . |
| 3 | Unofficial reports claimed that up to eight people were killed . |
| 4 | The controversy received a new lease of life in March 1983 when the Irish Farmers Monthly published a confidential , internal IBM report and claimed that up to 2,000 acres of agricultural land near the mine were so badly contaminated with lead , zinc and arsenic that they were unsuitable for agriculture . |
| 5 | However , reports in October claimed that up to 1,300 Army officers had formed a secret group in support of the former CCP general secretary Zhao Ziyang and in opposition to the Yang brothers . |
| 6 | Mujaheddin rebels claimed that up to 400 people were killed on April 20 in the north-eastern city of Asadabad as a result of a Scud missile attack by government forces . |
| 7 | Some critics claim that up to two tonnes of the element has ‘ gone astray ’ from the civil stockpile . |
| 8 | Fishing industry organisations have mounted a campaign against the bans , claiming that up to 30,000 jobs are at risk . |
| 9 | Iran-based opposition groups were quoted on Sept. 7 as claiming that up to 2,000 people in the south had recently been arrested for " anti-government activities " . |
| 10 | Rodríguez denounced on Aug. 17 the " massive trade " in Paraguayan children , claiming that up to seven children were sold abroad every week for US$7,000 each . |
| 11 | Claims that up to 30,000 jobs could disappear were rejected by a Post Office spokesman . |