Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [vb mod] claim to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | In so far as the general picture is intelligible , it appears that we are dealing with a group of warlords in the north , some of whom could claim to be upholding Roman jurisdiction . |
| 2 | Unfortunately consensus is n't always in evidence amongst those who would claim to be in ‘ partnership ’ . |
| 3 | What a bloody carry-on , by a man who was educated and who would claim to be a ‘ man of the world ’ . |
| 4 | Brownie points will be scored by any reviewers who can claim to be familiar with Updike 's earlier work on the same man , in Buchanan Dying ( 1974 ) , provided they remember that it was , of course , a play . |
| 5 | Even the excellent Amphibious range of submersibles is quickly banjaxed by blanketweed , and who can claim to be free of that ? |