Example sentences of "himself on [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Orphée ( 1950 ) , Cocteau prided himself on using mechanical effects rather than optical trickery for such magical moments as when the characters pass through the mirror to the world of the dead . |
| 2 | He has never stayed in any one place longer than a couple of years and prides himself on knowing when to go . |
| 3 | He prides himself on delivering on the optimum date to balance the welfare of mother and baby , and his percentage of vaginal deliveries over Caesarean is amazingly high — which is great , these days . |
| 4 | We made that up for the boys , but if you prefer … ’ neighed Mr Crumwallis , congratulating himself on insisting on something that at least looked a bit special . |
| 5 | He wanted to say her name but he could not remember it ; he wanted to engage in the physical endearments and gentleness he so much prided himself on bestowing and was received so gratefully for so doing , but this lean , hard-bodied girl would have none of it . |
| 6 | Dr Craig-Dunlop , who owns it , prides himself on having all the latest equipment . ’ |
| 7 | He was a man who prided himself on having everything at his fingertips , but he had not counted on Berdichev 's directness . |
| 8 | Waugh prided himself on clowning his way out of trouble as ‘ the likeable Chinaman of the mess , ’ but he was tetchier and more dislikeable than he supposed . |
| 9 | For Helfet , the design 's acceptance is a particular triumph , since he prides himself on understanding the Jaguar ethos . |
| 10 | About the Holocaust , Ludens had prided himself on keeping , as a historian , a cool head . |
| 11 | Even during World War I , Sinclair prided himself on offering his guests delicacies such as Californian peach-fed ham . |
| 12 | ‘ He 's too busy preening himself on acquiring the prettiest serving-maid for miles around . |