Example sentences of "[noun sg] [modal v] [adv] claim to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | But a forgery could always claim to be written by Moses in the same terms as an authentic Mosaic document . |
| 2 | The church leaders said that no party which supports violence can seriously claim to be ‘ discharging its responsibilities in a positive and honourable way ’ in so far as the establishment of peace is concerned . |
| 3 | The award of the British Standard BS 5750 ( part 1 ) means that the college can now claim to be a training centre of excellence . |
| 4 | But what I have tried to show is that a theist could actually claim to be abiding by the Verification Principle when making statements about God . |
| 5 | Although overdue , two elements of the bill can properly claim to be breaking new ground . |
| 6 | A teacher who regards his work in this way , who sees his task as being not merely an overseer of academic progress but a mature adult who watches over and helps a child to find personal identity in an ever more complex and fast moving world may deservedly claim to be considered doing work worthy of professional status . |
| 7 | Certainly no list could ever claim to be exhaustive and complete . |