Example sentences of "claims to [be] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Managing director of International Software , Richard North , says that , while the Brentford , Middlesex company generates 70% of its revenues from reselling software and providing support services to approximately 4,500 customers — or what he claims to be 20% of the UK corporate market — it earns the remaining 30% from negotiating favourable licence deals with software vendors on behalf of large organisations . |
| 2 | The latest results mark a milestone for Sherwood , which now claims to be Britain 's biggest sock-maker , pumping out a million pairs a week , and is a supplier to that favourite of underwear retailers , Marks & Spencer . |
| 3 | Wisley , which opened in September last year , claims to be Britain 's first syndicated golf club . |
| 4 | Wisley claims to be Britain 's first syndicated golf club . |
| 5 | Is it really evidence of what it claims to be evidence of ? |
| 6 | ShareLink , which claims to be Europe 's largest share dealing service , is open seven days a week : 8.30am to 6pm on weekdays , and 10am to 4pm at weekends , when many clients have more time to think about their investments . |
| 7 | The Book Room , which claims to be Birmingham 's oldest bookshop , celebrates its centenary in 1993 . |
| 8 | They would say , not without truth , ‘ Britain claims to be head of the Empire , but can not make up her own mind . ’ |
| 9 | It claims to be number two in supercomputers with more than 160 machines installed . |