Example sentences of "[verb] herself on her [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed he seemed to have to keep rushing off to have a word with this person and that ; Helen found herself on her own a good deal of the time , glimpsing him across the room in spirited conversation . |
| 2 | Before it grew too chilly she climbed out and dried herself on her dirty shirt before dressing . |
| 3 | She congratulated herself on her improving powers of deduction . |
| 4 | Mrs Thatcher prides herself on her strong and determined leadership , but this frequently means overruling colleagues and ignoring advice . |
| 5 | Barbs prided herself on her deep and politically informed compassion . |
| 6 | This was the second disappointment for my mother , who prided herself on her own intelligence and wanted her children to succeed academically , because she felt it would be the only way we could be successful in life , there being no money at home . |
| 7 | She pinched herself on her left biceps and yelped with pain . |
| 8 | She 'd always prided herself on her inner strength . |
| 9 | She — who 'd always prided herself on her clear , incisive brain — was now finding that her thought processes seemed to be completely jammed . |
| 10 | She was a grown woman and she had always prided herself on her common sense , but all the same … |
| 11 | ‘ Stalemate is the word I think you want , ’ she said , congratulating herself on her dry tone . |