He received compliments for his Czech but never considered himself fluent.
Now, they are in high school, the woman reported, and she regularly receives compliments on their behavior.
She was not used to receiving compliments from men in public.
She had received compliments often in his presence over the years.
He turned to me and said, "Have you ever met anyone who tired of receiving compliments?"
And yet she had seemed pleased by it, as if she received few compliments.
Beth found herself receiving compliments from a hundred people as though it were a dream.
I am not yet in the way of receiving compliments, you see.
I am often surprised to receive compliments, even in my 80's.
It isn't always easy to receive compliments, especially if you're not used to them.