Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] prided [pn reflx] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was not thinking clearly and she prided herself on thinking clearly : priorities , motives , objectives . |
| 2 | She , too , was a ‘ scholarship girl ’ and we prided ourselves on being the two most intelligent girls in the place . |
| 3 | Nigel made many enemies and no friends with these pieces , but he prided himself on his integrity . |
| 4 | She was especially furious that someone had succeeded in making her jump and yell like that because she prided herself on her toughness . |
| 5 | As he prided himself on his fair and honest trading , and the high standards which he always maintained except in extenuating circumstances , the ginger-haired totter had decided he should do the right thing by her . |