Example sentences of "[verb] remind us [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While he was away she never stopped reminding us at the top of her voice that she was n't a five by two . |
| 2 | Their views are readily recognizable in a world where the fuss about the Turin Shroud has reminded us of a time when high hopes and claims of miracle were commonly attached to pieces of the true cross or heads of John the Baptist , where much Christian literature promises believers great success in life if only they have enough faith in God , and where men and women of political power still try to have God and his Church on their side , and to use their authority to enhance their own . |
| 3 | Greenstein has reminded us of Marshall McLuhan 's distinction between " hot " and " cool " media , " hot " media presenting a complete pattern of stimuli , " cool " presenting an incomplete pattern and therefore requiring greater processing and hence a higher level of engagement on the reader 's part . |
| 4 | He depicted the life of enslaved mine workers in dark colours , and was altogether sensitive to the suffering of the humble ( as Professor Strasburger has reminded us in Journ . |
| 5 | The names of Robert Graves , W.H. Auden , and Christopher Isherwood may serve to remind us of English writers who seem to have reached the same dismaying conclusion over the years since . |
| 6 | A recent pronouncement by a former Education Minister serves to remind us of the kind of thinking we must guard against . |
| 7 | The wildfire growth of the Boy Scouts serves to remind us of the enormity of the Edwardian era 's preoccupation with its youth , and the groundswell of not only national enthusiasm but also deep funds of social anxiety . |
| 8 | The word serves to remind us of the importance of that element so far not introduced into the discussion : diplomacy . |
| 9 | We sang a lot of SS and Werhmacht songs , including the Horst Wessel song and other Teuton airs which were meant to remind us of our Runic backgrounds . |
| 10 | His description of the galleries of Dent on either side of the narrow street is all that is left to remind us of their undoubted presence , ‘ I regret the loss of the grotesque and rude but picturesque old galleries , which once gave character to the streets ; and in some parts of them almost shut out the sight of the sky from those who travelled along the pavement . |
| 11 | Many fine details — beautiful 16thcentury wooden ceilings , 15th-century painted glass , and a grand fireplace in the presence chamber — remain to remind us of this original purpose . |
| 12 | Burke , said Patten , had reminded us of our duties as trustees for the nation , of its traditions , its values and its riches . |
| 13 | Alayn , too , immediately afterwards , manages to remind us of the sexual sense of " to ride " in his farewell to Malyne : The miller , too , is like a horse in his sleep ; in his case , however , in his unselfconscious drunken snoring and farting ( 4162 ) . |
| 14 | If we choose not to include the lasting works in the lonely mountains , only church registers survive to remind us of this remarkable facet of Keswick , and indeed Coniston 's , past history . |
| 15 | History provides us with no guide as to how all this will work out , but it does remind us of the need for sensitivity when dealing with powerful social forces . |
| 16 | Bede 's commentary on aspects of seventh-century English life reflects the nature and extent of the traffic of gifts , particularly between royalty and senior members of the Christian Church ; the items and the materials serve to remind us of some of the primitive valuables seen in the pagan graves . |
| 17 | John Bums , President of the Local Government Board , when introducing the first legislation with ‘ town planning ’ in its title in 1909 declared : These objectives may seem happily optimistic when contrasted with subsequent achievements , but they serve to remind us of the tension that always exists in town planning between the engineers and the sociologists ( Goldsmith 1980:Ch. 7 ) . |