Example sentences of "prided [pn reflx] on being " in BNC.
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| 1 | She , too , was a ‘ scholarship girl ’ and we prided ourselves on being the two most intelligent girls in the place . |
| 2 | In his own bed in Mill Hill Rufus used a sheath or practised coitus interruptus , which he prided himself on being rather good at . |
| 3 | Klein prided himself on being a loyal subject who had served his adopted country with honour . |
| 4 | He prided himself on being a very well esteemed member of the British community . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | The ’ safety-deposit planet ’ , as it was called , prided itself on being the most secure place in the galaxy — and also one of the most law-abiding . |
| 8 | Margaret Seymour-Strachey ( who prided herself on being the perfect daughter-in-law ) would do anything for her husband 's mother except bring her children into overmuch contact with her . |
| 9 | The peace of the Messianic Age belongs both to those who once were outsiders and to those who prided themselves on being the elect . |