Example sentences of "[pron] reminded i [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is a colour guide to Smiths ( Willie Anderson 's idea ) which reminded me of the Louvre , although it is more simple , and there are lifts to all floors . |
| 2 | She had such colour , such brightness , that sometimes she reminded me of the whirling mosaics , except that she was n't fragmented but unusually complete . |
| 3 | They reminded me of the passengers on board a hijacked plane , forced to fly to some destination they did n't want to go to , yet unable to get out of their seats to do something about it . |
| 4 | I looked into his eyes and they reminded me of the saying ‘ The lights were on but there was nobody home . |
| 5 | The scene before me reminded me of the very similar scenes in the Highland crofts , the only difference being the now almost overpowering smell of onions . |
| 6 | He reminded me of the author in Godard 's A bout de souffle who said that his ambition was ‘ to become immortal — and then die ’ . |
| 7 | He reminded me of the tight-lipped heroes in war films — the name and number ploy ; more you will not get even if you carve strips off me . |
| 8 | He reminded me of the circumstances of the incident resulting in that conviction which er was in fact that erm had actually er fired a weapon at a person causing injury . |
| 9 | The descent was nerve-racking and it reminded me of the slow , queasy way light planes come in to land in Himalayan valleys . |
| 10 | ‘ What really attracted me to this hat was its shape — it reminded me of the ones American tourists wear . ’ |
| 11 | It reminded me of the comparison the Stud Brothers made between you and |
| 12 | It reminded me of the London tubes during an air raid . |
| 13 | ‘ When I first saw it in the distance , dominating the surrounding countryside , looking so magnificent , it reminded me of the Acropolis . ’ |
| 14 | This is because it reminded me of the type of frame one might put around a tapestry or sampler , and I feel this symmetrical design is somewhat reminiscent of sampler work and needlework in general . |
| 15 | It reminded me of the ghost in the horror film I had heard some of the older children talking about . |
| 16 | It reminded me of the voice that had started all this , the night my dad died . |