Example sentences of "the [noun prp] claimed [conj] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite being outnumbered by three or four to one the KNU claimed that it had inflicted heavy casualties . |
| 2 | In a 1988 report , the FAO claimed that there was no evidence to suggest accelerated forest loss . |
| 3 | Citing the testimony of local residents , the UDF claimed that they contained the remains of people summarily executed in September-October 1944 ( i.e. immediately following the Soviet invasion and communist seizure of power ) . |
| 4 | In 1976 the USSR claimed that its spy satellites had revealed that a nuclear explosion took place in the Kalahari desert in southern Africa . |
| 5 | The party 's slogans included " Vienna for the Viennese " and the FPÖ claimed that there were a further 100,000 illegal residents in Vienna , in addition to the 240,866 foreigners with legal residence permits ( out of a total city population of 1,500,000 ) . |
| 6 | Opponents of the USC claimed that he was seeking international recognition for his government . |
| 7 | The Poitevins claimed that they had been attacked while peace talks were in progress and that though they had naturally defended themselves they had certainly not intended to kill the Earl . |