Example sentences of "[noun sg] pride [pn reflx] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | The white-bearded campaigner prided himself on blunt , outspoken views . |
| 2 | Coutts & Co prides itself on offering comprehensive national and international banking and financial services with ‘ an unwavering commitment to courteous and individual service ’ . |
| 3 | Punk prided itself on making recordings with all the rough edges showing . |
| 4 | The management prides itself on the true Italian-style home cooking served in the dining-room , and the excellent roof-top terrace affords beautiful views over Sorrento and the Gulf of Naples . |
| 5 | There is a wide choice of dinner menu and the management prides itself on offering service of a fine standard . |
| 6 | The management prides itself on attention to detail and offers a bar and a dining-room which extends onto a large verandah with beautiful views . |
| 7 | The management prides itself on offering excellent service at all levels , with a strong emphasis placed on giving guests individual , personal attention . |
| 8 | Offering a quite unique complex for Tuscany , the management prides itself on its attention to detail and its demands for high quality food and accommodation . |
| 9 | The management prides itself on offering comfortable accommodation in elegant surroundings , and puts an emphasis on providing excellent service . |
| 10 | This intimate family hotel offers a warm welcome to a homely atmosphere and the management prides itself on offering a choice of good local cooking in its dining-room . |
| 11 | This is a family-run hotel and the management prides itself on the fact that Citalia guests have always received a warm welcome . |
| 12 | A well run property , the management prides itself on offering good service . |
| 13 | It is offered on a half board basis and the management prides itself on its reputation for the good quality home-cooking . |
| 14 | In addition the Senior Common Room prided itself on its Extraordinary Members , opening its doors to leading figures in the arts and industry , and in this way created the atmosphere , less of an educational institution than of one of London 's most interesting private clubs . |
| 15 | Jimmy 's wife prided herself on her barracuda curry , which would make a change from lobster . |
| 16 | The OALD prides itself on the number and quality of its examples — it contains far more than any comparable dictionary . |
| 17 | The conductor prided himself on being the ‘ captain' of the train , a sort of superior butler with a whole range of footmen , menials , and tweenies under his command . |
| 18 | Until recently it has tended to be a middle-class , if not an upper-class , home where the father prides himself on being able to provide well for his family , and the mother prides herself on being a good ‘ homemaker ’ who runs the establishment with precise efficiency , giving careful consideration to the basic ( i.e. material ) needs of all the occupants . |
| 19 | Secondly , the firm prided itself on speed and efficiency , both as a profitable practice in itself , and as a means of building up a reputation with estate agents . |
| 20 | According to the rules then extant , a national strike could only be called by the NUM if it had the support of at least 55 per cent of the members voting in a secret ballot : the union prided itself on its democracy in this context . |
| 21 | For liberalism prides itself on its rejection of moral paternalism , that is the imposition of a particular scheme of the virtuous life upon all citizens . |
| 22 | The Vale Rescue Centre prides itself on releasing nine out of every ten animals back into the wild . |
| 23 | Rock 's raunchiest star prides herself on always speaking her mind . |
| 24 | The Sutcliffe Studio prides itself on its broadcast quality camera work and this presents an attractive film of this part of Wales . |
| 25 | Direct Line prides itself on responding to 90% of enquiries within 10 seconds . |
| 26 | The project prides itself on the intensive post-placement support offered to the children by their old key workers , and to the family by the family placement worker . |
| 27 | Until recently it has tended to be a middle-class , if not an upper-class , home where the father prides himself on being able to provide well for his family , and the mother prides herself on being a good ‘ homemaker ’ who runs the establishment with precise efficiency , giving careful consideration to the basic ( i.e. material ) needs of all the occupants . |
| 28 | Whereas in the 19th century each political faction prided itself on having its own newspaper , the steady decline in titles narrowed the available range and , inevitably , displaced political considerations as proprietorial and editorial attention turned to questions of commercial survival . |
| 29 | The owners , Signor and Signora Leoni and their son pride themselves on their high standards of personal service . |