Example sentences of "claim [to-vb] had [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had known this lady for many years and could claim to have had a friendly relationship with her . |
| 2 | Maradona scored against England in 1986 , accused of handling the ball he claimed to have had a little help from high places ( see remote control and questionable decisions ) . |
| 3 | In a recent essay she claims to have had a strong sense of déjá-vu upon first reading theories of post-structuralism and postmodernism , for though she had never been able to articulate them clearly in conceptual form , she had discovered many of the concepts these theories present through writing fiction ( 1991a:165 ) . |
| 4 | Pavel Mukhortov , the Russian reporter who claims to have had a close encounter with extra-terrestrials He ( Nelson Mandela ) was trying to explain to us how he feels about negotiations , how it was his feeling that in any country , even if there is war , there is time for negotiations . |
| 5 | Though he claims to have had no inside knowledge , he may yet be forced out of his job — and the government forced to speed up planned legislation . |