Example sentences of "[noun prp] pride [pn reflx] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hauser prided himself on his ability to manipulate human beings . |
| 2 | Sergeant Henley prided herself on her power to prise out information by a mixture of persuasion and light bullying like the icing on a cake , and although this had never worked particularly well with Roxie in the past , this was no reason not to try it now . |
| 3 | Henley prides itself on the accessibility of its Faculty whose services extend well beyond the formal classroom environment . |
| 4 | As her name indicates , Serena prides herself on being under control . |
| 5 | Although Koch prides himself on his team 's technological programme , he admitted he had overlooked the change to daylight-saving time , which meant the races began an hour earlier , while the wind was still building . |
| 6 | Murdoch prides himself on being a journalist with the skill to edit his papers personally as and when he chooses . |
| 7 | COSE prides itself on its un-organisation : no dues , no structure , no consortium , no budget , and it 's hard to reckon how such a motley crew , left to its own devices , can even begin to expect to defeat Bill Gates , master of the media , without a common war chest and a seriously orchestrated propaganda campaign . |
| 8 | COSE prides itself on its un-organisation : no dues , no structure , no consortium , no budget ( UX No 428 ) . |
| 9 | Thailand prides itself on being one of the easiest places in Asia to do business in . |
| 10 | Nicky and Enya pride themselves on their rows ; ‘ I was basically just left to concentrate on music , ’ says Enya . |
| 11 | Klein prided himself on being a loyal subject who had served his adopted country with honour . |
| 12 | Auguste prided himself on his immaculate memory for all matters concerning meals for which he was responsible . |
| 13 | Anna prided herself on setting a good table ; now , in wartime London , she put her mind to it : great lasagne pies , Virginia ham , as well as all the best fish , game and vegetables her friends in the country sent her . |
| 14 | In Orphée ( 1950 ) , Cocteau prided himself on using mechanical effects rather than optical trickery for such magical moments as when the characters pass through the mirror to the world of the dead . |
| 15 | TES prides itself on having established a solid reputation as a customer-oriented , quality-conscious , and cost-competitive service organisation . |
| 16 | Liz prided herself on her tolerance of Ivan 's appalling behaviour . |
| 17 | Waugh prided himself on clowning his way out of trouble as ‘ the likeable Chinaman of the mess , ’ but he was tetchier and more dislikeable than he supposed . |
| 18 | Mrs Thatcher prides herself on her reputation as an ‘ Iron Lady ’ . |
| 19 | Mrs Thatcher prides herself on her strong and determined leadership , but this frequently means overruling colleagues and ignoring advice . |
| 20 | During his inspection of Nikol'skaia volost' , Yakovlev prided himself on his objectivity in criticizing local party activities , given that he was a highly orthodox representative of the central apparatus with a broad knowledge of all-Russian affairs . |
| 21 | FURLANETTO PRIDES HIMSELF ON THE range of work which he chooses to undertake , particularly recently when he recorded the ‘ other ’ Don Giovanni by Gazzaniga ( see ‘ Opera Reviews ’ in this issue ) . |
| 22 | Wycliffe prided himself on being reasonably fit , but by the time he was halfway up the hill he knew that he had a heart and lungs . |
| 23 | The peacekeepers in New York pride themselves on a brand-new 24-hour operations room . |
| 24 | Wayans prides himself on his no-sacred-cows approach to comedy , even when it has led to controversy . |
| 25 | Even during World War I , Sinclair prided himself on offering his guests delicacies such as Californian peach-fed ham . |
| 26 | Lugard prided himself on the consideration with which he treated the emirs on his own visits to their courts . |
| 27 | AMERICA 'S Corning prides itself on being lean and nice . |
| 28 | L'Esquire prides itself on its superlative standards of service and relaxed atmosphere . |
| 29 | Even the large landowners living in Madrid prided themselves on their interest in their tenantry . |