Example sentences of "always pride [pn reflx] on " in BNC.

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1 I always prided myself on not being afraid .
2 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 .
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 She , who had always prided herself on total moral and material independence .
5 And Sally had always prided herself on being sensible , if nothing else .
6 She was a grown woman and she had always prided herself on her common sense , but all the same …
7 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 .
8 She 'd always prided herself on her inner strength .
9 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 .
10 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 !
11 She — who 'd always prided herself on her clear , incisive brain — was now finding that her thought processes seemed to be completely jammed .
12 She had always prided herself on her tolerance and open-mindedness — how dared he call her bigoted ?
13 But for a company which had always prided itself on its ‘ family ’ aspect it was a cruel blow .
14 Ireland has always prided itself on its ' concern for developing countries .
15 DARLINGTON has always prided itself on its railway heritage and is nationally known as the railway town .
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