Example sentences of "[Wh pn] claim [to-vb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But this is an obvious over-simplification , and I would not wish to go back on my words earlier in this chapter about those wise men who claim to see a pattern in history . |
| 2 | Those who claim to see the past or future or to have clear sight or understanding of present events without the use of normal senses . |
| 3 | How can a Government who claim to defend the national health service pursue that claim when the hidden agenda behind so many of the changes is to break the morale , commitment and solidarity of people who work in the health service ? |
| 4 | Nevertheless among these peoples there are sometimes individuals , frequently sincere , who claim to have no belief in a ‘ god ’ of any kind , but who , notwithstanding this , will often be found to be living a life in accordance with at least some part of an organised religion , and doing so often quite unbeknown even to themselves . |
| 5 | The students , who claim to have the backing of old girl Margaret Thatcher , had argued that an Act of Parliament was needed to change the college status . |
| 6 | He sent Dogs Today a recording of meetings with mediums who claim to identify the spirit of Kirsty , his Border Terrier |
| 7 | It may stress the past as different and difficult to know , an important corrective to those who claim to discover the past ‘ speaking ’ on the basis of only a couple of selected voices . |