Example sentences of "claim that it [verb] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Aoun , and most Western diplomats , blamed the LF militia for the attack , but Geaga claimed that it had been organized by Aoun 's own intelligence officers in an attempt to gain a measure of international sympathy . |
| 2 | The plaintiffs were manufacturers of a boiler disincrustant and claimed that it had been produced by a secret process . |
| 3 | Whatever happened to the case of the Sevso silver , the Roman hoard valued conservatively at £40 million , blocked in a New York court since February 1990 when Sotheby 's proudly announced it to the world , only to have the Lebanon and Yugoslavia , and later Hungary , claim that it had been removed illegally from their countries ? |
| 4 | The following year Lawson requested reimbursement of this sum from Sir William , claiming that it had been paid from his own pocket ! |
| 5 | The Egyptian government responded to the attack with dismay , claiming that it had been " primarily directed against the efforts aimed at advancing the peace process in the region " . |