1.   Tomalin could resume her normal existence and literary pursuits, putting aside the fortnight of having conscience pricked and self-control tested.

2.   We subscribe in order to have our consciences pricked, not to be amused and entertained.

3.   Most were sympathetic once we pricked their consciences.

4.   But they should, at least, prick their consciences.

5.   Cody said he is hoping the practice will prick the conscience of some speeders and result in fewer accidents in a community that is prone to traffic disasters.

6.   Never shy about pricking the conscience of the black establishment, Rivers says he expects grumbling about his foray into international affairs.

7.   Swabbing pepper spray in the eyes of passive demonstrators pricked the conscience of the nation.

8.   Perhaps, it is time for the authorities to prick the conscience of these profiteers and give more bite to their regulatory teeth.

9.   The disaster pricked the conscience of a city famous for its money-making skills but also notorious for often putting greed above safety.