Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] itself on " in BNC.
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| 1 | The state monopoly of television in a country that prided itself on its tradition of freedom and pluralism of the means of expression — failed . |
| 2 | New York is uncommon political turf , and Mr Brown has been helped mightily by a press that prides itself on its aggression and which does not much like Mr Clinton . |
| 3 | Recently I was shown around the offices of a community church that prides itself on its radical Christian commitment . |
| 4 | As you 'd expect from the range that prides itself on keeping your garden in shape . |
| 5 | Close to the centre of Kitzbühel is this four-star hotel that prides itself on maintaining high standards . |
| 6 | In a region that prides itself on its cuisine and that boasts a strong tourist industry , it might have been supposed that indigenous entrepreneurs would leap at such an opportunity . |
| 7 | It oozed slimy green algae that plastered itself on her face and clothes . |
| 8 | I would shrink away in instant horror from the hand that placed itself on my arm or shoulder in an embarrassed and half-hearted attempt at communication . |
| 9 | She brushed away the dullness that settled itself on her whenever she thought too hard about his death , about the way he had chosen to live parts of his life , the worries that had been there within her , deep below the surface , and forced herself to concentrate on finding the right numbered exit to this magnificent part of Gloucestershire . |
| 10 | It 's also why you should beware of any diet that sells itself on how much weight you can lose in a week — anyone can do that . |
| 11 | The first is the sub-genre that bases itself on events in the past that are perhaps not quite yet history . |
| 12 | Once the Highland mansion of the Keiller family of Dundee , the 4-star Craigendarroch Hotel has all the charm of an old country house … and prides itself on offering the high standards of yesteryear . |
| 13 | It boasts a friendly and welcoming atmosphere and prides itself on offering a high standard of service . |
| 14 | I imagine it might be said that it was too insistent on formal academic instruction , that it took things like examinations very seriously and prided itself on its academic record ; yet in fact the education it gave was surprisingly wide and varied … |
| 15 | ‘ It tripped on the rein and lamed itself on a tree-root , ’ said Crane . |
| 16 | So as I say I think it 'll , I think it 'll , it 'll run okay and behave itself on the assumption you can get some people to fill it in so er |
| 17 | It will settle and drape itself on either side forming a natural , water-shedding thatch . |
| 18 | I stood looking at it in the darkness , just aware of its bulk in the feeble light of a broken moon , and I thought it looked even bigger than it really was , like a stone-giant 's head , a huge moonlit skull full of shapes and memories , staring out to sea and attached to a vast , powerful body buried in the rock and sand beneath , ready to shrug itself free and disinter itself on some unknowable command or cue . |