Example sentences of "remind [pron] of [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He pays tribute to his treatment at Gartree prison , he apologises to the bomb victims ' families that they have had to keep reminding them of their loss : ‘ But we had to fight for our freedom . ’ |
| 2 | Each such pupil also receives a personalised letter reminding them of their entitlement to education and training , and guaranteeing them both an interview with an officer of the Careers Service and an offer of a place on a training scheme , in a job or in continued education . |
| 3 | Perhaps one day an Ayrshire school or other organisation will pursue the theme and bring the peoples of the old and new worlds closer to each other by reminding them of their common bonds . |
| 4 | Efforts were made to send Jewish teachers with Jewish evacuees ( British and refugee ) , and a letter went out to all RCM children who had been uprooted reminding them of their faith and upbringing . |
| 5 | They would appear from time to time and taunt the old couple , reminding them of their past lives and the failures or mistakes which had brought them to the castle ( though never detailing them — neither Quiss nor Ajayi knew what the other had done to justify sending them here . |
| 6 | but the unflappable soul gradually argues its way in past Peter , Thomas , Paul and finally God , nonplussing the saints by reminding them of their faults in life , but making a moral and liturgical claim on God 's final grace . |
| 7 | The ever-cautious Margaret Beckett is no longer on the left by any definition but her own , but she knows that she can not win the votes of a majority of MPs , let alone constituency members , without reminding them of her leftwing roots . |
| 8 | The French Officer gets us all out of the ditch and the march continues for about four or five hours , then , during a rest in the wood , I fall asleep , my face among the leaves reminding me of my home in Scotland . |
| 9 | ‘ But , for your information , Doreen is no longer reminding me of my mother . |
| 10 | But as soon as he had reminded himself of his motive , it rang as hollow to him as he felt sure it must to others . |
| 11 | A single moment when she 'd reminded him of his sister meant nothing … |
| 12 | I may have reminded him of his wife or daughter . |
| 13 | She 'd been so angry , after seeing the first picture of him with Dara , that she 'd wanted to get rid of anything that had reminded her of their time together . |
| 14 | The blue should have reminded her of his flaming , instead of entrancing her by its own beauty , the beauty which had seemed to be utter and complete in itself . |
| 15 | Burke , said Patten , had reminded us of our duties as trustees for the nation , of its traditions , its values and its riches . |
| 16 | The headmaster paused , reminding himself of his conclusion that the privilege of educating the sons of the royal house had been conferred on this school because it was uniquely endowed with a philosophy which informed all its actions and made it equal to the task . |
| 17 | ‘ Tell me , how have I gone about reminding you of my authority ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Shall we say I 'm reminding you of your place in the scheme of things , ’ he said , narrowing his eyes . |
| 19 | ‘ Speed is of the essence here , Schellenberg , and reminding you of your oath as a member of the SS , I will now tell you why . |
| 20 | ‘ Shih Clarac , ’ he answered , distancing the man at once and subtly reminding him of their relative status . |
| 21 | I said to Schur , after reminding him of his promise , ‘ Tell Anna . ’ |
| 22 | Sir Thomas remonstrated with him , as was his duty , reminding him of his high calling and how he will be required , in accordance with royal custom , to make a match advantageous to the realm — that is to say with a foreign princess . ’ |
| 23 | History thus cuts man down to size by reminding him of his origins : its characteristic insight is hindsight . |
| 24 | The indicators were beginning to flicker hesitantly , reminding him of his foolishness . |
| 25 | She had said those words to him many times , reminding him of his indoctrination at the hands of Por Tanssie 's officials . |
| 26 | ‘ But you have someone to meet , ’ she said , reminding him of his duty . |
| 27 | He dismissed Mr. Brand with immediate effect , reminding him of his right to appeal in writing within seven days . |
| 28 | The room inside was startlingly bare , reminding him of his mother 's flat in Venice . |
| 29 | ‘ May I still have the interview with you which you promised ? ’ she asked straight out — and thought for a few seconds , as he looked sternly at her , that she had blown it , and that he had taken the strongest exception to her reminding him of his promise . |
| 30 | Stark 's confidence appears to have been at a low ebb but the Scotland manager , Duncan Paterson , has been reminding him of his form earlier in the season : at the Dubai Sevens , which the Scots won ; in the A international against Italy in Melrose when the Boroughmuir winger had a hand in both tries ; and in his senior international debut against Ireland at Murrayfield , when he scored one try and was heavily involved in the other from Tony Stanger . |