Example sentences of "[unc] claim [prep] [noun] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Brooke 's claim to noteworthiness rests on his role in the Alien Office . |
| 2 | Biron 's claim to learning resides in the possession of books that he does not read . |
| 3 | WAS CANTERBURY 'S CLAIM TO PRIMACY FOUNDED ON FORGERY ? |
| 4 | Nauru 's claim for rehabilitation rests upon the assertion that its territory was mined for the benefit of the trust powers , principally Australia , to the long-term detriment of its development and welfare , and in violation of the trusteeship agreement and of principles relating to self-determination . |
| 5 | By one of the great ironic twists , the club 's claims to aristocracy hinged on the moods of a working-class roadsweeper from Glasgow . |