Example sentences of "prided [pn reflx] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | About the Holocaust , Ludens had prided himself on keeping , as a historian , a cool head . |
| 2 | In that first parliament of his , immediately after his coronation , he had refrained from asking for money , had even prided himself on his princely forbearance , and believed it had won him friends and trust . |
| 3 | Grant had always prided himself on his fitness and worked out regularly in his health club gym , but by the time he made it to where the stone coping of the sloping gable joined the chimney stack , he felt as though every muscle of his arms and shoulders were on fire . |
| 4 | Rugby has long prided itself on its image as a players ' game and any ‘ play to entertain ’ push could only accelerate the drift towards professionalism . |
| 5 | But for a company which had always prided itself on its ‘ family ’ aspect it was a cruel blow . |
| 6 | Ireland has always prided itself on its ' concern for developing countries . |
| 7 | DARLINGTON has always prided itself on its railway heritage and is nationally known as the railway town . |
| 8 | She , who had always prided herself on total moral and material independence . |
| 9 | And Sally had always prided herself on being sensible , if nothing else . |
| 10 | She was a grown woman and she had always prided herself on her common sense , but all the same … |
| 11 | She had always prided herself on her resoluteness and fortitude but there was one fear she had never managed to conquer — a fear of rats which dated back to an incident when she was three years old . |
| 12 | Kate had prided herself on never doing so , but maybe she had failed ? |
| 13 | She 'd always prided herself on her inner strength . |
| 14 | In truth , she 'd never reacted to male advances with such venom before — in fact she 'd always prided herself on being able to stay cool . |
| 15 | She had always prided herself on her calm , her coolness under pressure , yet twenty minutes of Luke Calder 's company and she was ready to act like a harpy ! |
| 16 | She — who 'd always prided herself on her clear , incisive brain — was now finding that her thought processes seemed to be completely jammed . |
| 17 | She had always prided herself on her tolerance and open-mindedness — how dared he call her bigoted ? |
| 18 | Britain 's social engineers had prided themselves on the ability to plan as they had done during the war . |
| 19 | All had prided themselves on training and nurturing their own people , and all boasted many employees who had notched up decades of faithful service . |
| 20 | Ever since Kissinger and Heath were flattered by Zhou Enlai , Western politicians have prided themselves on being able to ameliorate Chinese policy through private persuasion . |
| 21 | A gentleman may be defined as someone who never inflicts pain unintentionally , and where women are concerned I 've always prided myself on being a perfect gent . |
| 22 | ‘ I 'm beginning to know exactly how they feel , ’ Lindsey smiled , ‘ and I 've always rather prided myself on having a pretty good sense of direction . ’ |