Example sentences of "[noun pl] pride [pn reflx] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The better nurserymen pride themselves on their packing , so much so that they often advise you to leave the plants in the packing when planting is delayed , and to lay them up in a cool garage or shed . |
| 2 | However , the charge is often returned by environmentalists who note how much farmers pride themselves on being ‘ stewards ’ of the English countryside for the benefit of future generations and for the nation at large , but then deny the right of anyone else to have a say in how it should be maintained for them . |
| 3 | The owners pride themselves on offering comfortable accommodation , on giving personal service with attention to detail and on providing a choice of good food . |
| 4 | Members pride themselves on a choice of self catering and bed and breakfast accommodation that offers visitors excellent value , first class service and a unique insight into country life . |
| 5 | Ministers pride themselves on their attention to detail , but I ask them to lift their eyes and survey a broader picture . |
| 6 | For meal times , the pleasant dining-room 's design is particularly spacious and in the kitchens the hotel chefs pride themselves on offering good , typically Italian style cooking at dinner and an ample breakfast each morning . |
| 7 | I mean what is the purpose of all this , bringing the cost of living down — I do n't know , a thousand things that politicians pride themselves on doing — it seems to me that they all should be taking second place to the lives that up and coming generations are going to live . |