Example sentences of "pride [pn reflx] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | At Adkin we pride ourselves on giving you that help every step of the way . |
| 2 | We are a very friendly guest house , and pride ourselves on our excellent service . |
| 3 | As we pride ourselves on our service we would certainly like to hear from you if there is any reason for not renewing your entry . |
| 4 | At Midland , we pride ourselves on establishing long term relationships with our customers . |
| 5 | As a nation we pride ourselves on our strong sense of sportsmanship and fair play . |
| 6 | It is perhaps strange that , whilst we pride ourselves on our commitment to individual freedom and self-expression , listening to the problems of other people , and responding appropriately to their needs as expressed , is less common . |
| 7 | But then at Boots we pride ourselves on our usefulness to mums . |
| 8 | Like all Bradfordians , we pride ourselves on the warmth and sincerity of our welcome . |
| 9 | We pride ourselves on having secured excellent , often especially upgraded , inflight services for our customers and offer a large number of Saturday departures . |
| 10 | We pride ourselves on our in-depth knowledge and understanding of all Italy 's many important facets . |
| 11 | I can not condone violence outside of the Oliver Reed Cellar Bar at the Duck and Forceps , certainly not here at ‘ The Tip ’ where we pride ourselves on our family atmosphere . |
| 12 | We pride ourselves on having won the propaganda war . |
| 13 | Er we pride ourselves on our housekeeping , it 's a selling factor for us , and we have customers come round and look at the plant and they always commend us quite highly on our housekeeping . |
| 14 | Erm and we pride ourselves on the skill and the quality that we build into the engine and you ca n't do that with robots . |
| 15 | Integrated Programmes — we pride ourselves on developing programmes which integrate management development with the achievement of business objectives as well as achieving an integrated design within the programme itself . |
| 16 | Janssen promise their customers fast delivery , and since they have inventory on more than 12,000 different products , they pride themselves on keeping this promise . |
| 17 | The owners , Signor and Signora Leoni and their son pride themselves on their high standards of personal service . |
| 18 | The fast food outlets certainly pride themselves on speed of service , an attractive environment and a friendly and courteous staff . |
| 19 | All schools , maintained day schools as well as private boarding schools , pride themselves on the clubs they support , the plays they put on , the choirs and orchestras they muster . |
| 20 | While everyone else goes about believing 60 or 65 to be the correct retirement age , those who pride themselves on being positive about age have lifted the chronological sights to 70 . |
| 21 | For a people who pride themselves on their love of animals , and considering the age-old human dependence on animals for food and work and as pets , it seems strange that a college to train veterinary surgeons in this country was only established two hundred years ago in response to a plan proposed by a Frenchman . |
| 22 | There are presses which are strictly private in the Carter sense , operating in anything from a back kitchen to a fully equipped shop , perhaps content simply to joy in the smell of printer 's ink and the magic of creation , without aiming to sell a single book ; publishing firms calling themselves presses who rightly pride themselves on the high quality of their output ; commercial printers who are equally jealous of the standard of their press work ; teaching establishments attached to universities , colleges and schools for experimental and training purposes ; official presses , controlled by governmental or other agencies ; fugitive and clandestine presses , often short-lived and hazardously operated , because of an adverse political or religious climate , or because their owners are dodging copyright laws ; and there is a hotch-potch of firms who pretentiously arrogate to themselves the word ‘ press ’ , to which they have little or no right in terms of either fine printing or independence . |
| 23 | Drivers are noted egotists and pride themselves on being hard men who are in a given place to race and the devil take the hindmost . |
| 24 | ‘ They are a big , heavy side and they pride themselves on having rugged forwards , ’ said Moore . |
| 25 | They pride themselves on the ‘ family ’ atmosphere among the workforce . |
| 26 | The better nurserymen pride themselves on their packing , so much so that they often advise you to leave the plants in the packing when planting is delayed , and to lay them up in a cool garage or shed . |
| 27 | The peacekeepers in New York pride themselves on a brand-new 24-hour operations room . |
| 28 | Mr. Wuben and his staff pride themselves on the friendly service offered to all guests , they are sure to give you a real Dutch welcome and are happy to help with a wealth of information to help you really enjoy your visit . |
| 29 | The owners pride themselves on offering comfortable accommodation , on giving personal service with attention to detail and on providing a choice of good food . |
| 30 | For meal times , the pleasant dining-room 's design is particularly spacious and in the kitchens the hotel chefs pride themselves on offering good , typically Italian style cooking at dinner and an ample breakfast each morning . |