Example sentences of "that [verb] [pn reflx] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | The state monopoly of television in a country that prided itself on its tradition of freedom and pluralism of the means of expression — failed . |
| 2 | One trainee on a course for people looking for employment commented that seeing himself on video in a mock interview was an experience that changed his life . |
| 3 | New York is uncommon political turf , and Mr Brown has been helped mightily by a press that prides itself on its aggression and which does not much like Mr Clinton . |
| 4 | Recently I was shown around the offices of a community church that prides itself on its radical Christian commitment . |
| 5 | As you 'd expect from the range that prides itself on keeping your garden in shape . |
| 6 | Close to the centre of Kitzbühel is this four-star hotel that prides itself on maintaining high standards . |
| 7 | In a region that prides itself on its cuisine and that boasts a strong tourist industry , it might have been supposed that indigenous entrepreneurs would leap at such an opportunity . |
| 8 | It oozed slimy green algae that plastered itself on her face and clothes . |
| 9 | But however unpleasant monsoonal conditions can on occasion be , they are as nothing compared with the fearsome storms that hurl themselves on the Pacific with terrible regularity . |
| 10 | I would shrink away in instant horror from the hand that placed itself on my arm or shoulder in an embarrassed and half-hearted attempt at communication . |
| 11 | She brushed away the dullness that settled itself on her whenever she thought too hard about his death , about the way he had chosen to live parts of his life , the worries that had been there within her , deep below the surface , and forced herself to concentrate on finding the right numbered exit to this magnificent part of Gloucestershire . |
| 12 | It 's also why you should beware of any diet that sells itself on how much weight you can lose in a week — anyone can do that . |
| 13 | The first is the sub-genre that bases itself on events in the past that are perhaps not quite yet history . |
| 14 | The worst thing you can do is set these things and then cock it up because secretaries is people that pride themselves on being administratively perfect |