Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [pos pn] claim to " in BNC.

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1 If Labour can not stake its claim to be the future government , it may be by-passed by events and find itself back in the wilderness .
2 Jordan did not abandon its claim to the West Bank .
3 Despite PLO-Hashemite co-operation , Jordan did not abandon its claim to the West Bank .
4 He seems to have had a good acquaintance with the theory and practice of shoeing , though we can not admit his claim to originality .
5 Although a form of peace had been agreed upon on 28 May 1258 , it was not until 4 December 1259 that Eleanor de Montfort actually accepted the renunciations and agreed that she would not revive her claims to her French lands .
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