Example sentences of "prided herself on " in BNC.
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| 1 | She , who had always prided herself on total moral and material independence . |
| 2 | And Sally had always prided herself on being sensible , if nothing else . |
| 3 | She was a grown woman and she had always prided herself on her common sense , but all the same … |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Kate had prided herself on never doing so , but maybe she had failed ? |
| 6 | She 'd always prided herself on her inner strength . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 ! |
| 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 had always prided herself on her tolerance and open-mindedness — how dared he call her bigoted ? |