Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] themselves on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nicky and Enya pride themselves on their rows ; ‘ I was basically just left to concentrate on music , ’ says Enya . |
| 2 | He directed Cleo and Dauntless to seat themselves on a bench at the table . |
| 3 | It 's all terribly well the BBC congratulating themselves on their magnificent wildlife films but the huge ‘ movie theme park ’ they are planning for Rainham Marshes in Essex should comprehensively destroy yet another Site of Special Scientific Interest . |
| 4 | The peacekeepers in New York pride themselves on a brand-new 24-hour operations room . |
| 5 | Even the large landowners living in Madrid prided themselves on their interest in their tenantry . |
| 6 | Both the Brut and the Chronicle of London commented on the youth of those who attended , and Gloucester , Arundel , Devon , Warenne and Huntingdon excused themselves on grounds of age and infirmity . |