Example sentences of "remind [pron] of his " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | A single moment when she 'd reminded him of his sister meant nothing … |
| 3 | I may have reminded him of his wife or daughter . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | I said to Schur , after reminding him of his promise , ‘ Tell Anna . ’ |
| 7 | 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 . ’ |
| 8 | History thus cuts man down to size by reminding him of his origins : its characteristic insight is hindsight . |
| 9 | The indicators were beginning to flicker hesitantly , reminding him of his foolishness . |
| 10 | She had said those words to him many times , reminding him of his indoctrination at the hands of Por Tanssie 's officials . |
| 11 | ‘ But you have someone to meet , ’ she said , reminding him of his duty . |
| 12 | He dismissed Mr. Brand with immediate effect , reminding him of his right to appeal in writing within seven days . |
| 13 | The room inside was startlingly bare , reminding him of his mother 's flat in Venice . |
| 14 | ‘ 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | My reason is that George spent a few minutes with Lennie , comforting and making him a happy man by reminding him of his dreams , before sending him off to find his final dream in heaven . |
| 17 | Up until now Piggy has kept Ralph steady , reminding him of his responsibilities and priorities . |
| 18 | He could have gone on , reminding her of his own incredible bargaining skill , and revealing his knowledge of certain holdings still owned by the company , though truth to tell they were neither large nor especially lucrative . |
| 19 | He snorted through his nose instead of laughing , and emitted a curious whistling sound , reminding her of his snoring at night , which made the whole room vibrate and set ornaments rattling . |
| 20 | ‘ Remind me of his name , ’ said Becky . |
| 21 | Tony thought a Wolfhound would be great — and Christopher reminded me of his longing for an Old English Sheepdog . |
| 22 | Discharging the jury after a plea from defence lawyers , judge Verney reminded them of his earlier warning . |
| 23 | A pretty girl in a white coat came out to him and he reminded her of his appointment . |
| 24 | He reminded her of his father , who had suffered from a lung disease . |
| 25 | In keeping with this traditional matter went another , equally traditional : ‘ Spare the rod and spoil the child , ’ though in Leonard 's case it was not ‘ the rod ’ but the dog-lead that reminded him of his responsibilities , accurately wielded by his mother . |
| 26 | As we tunnelled our way through the steep rhododendron-canopied paths at Aros , Alistair said the rain , the humidity and the terrain reminded him of his ‘ spell in Assam during the War . |
| 27 | They reminded him of his puzzles . |
| 28 | He reminded him of his brother Joseph , who had emigrated to Canada . |
| 29 | Half-way through the interview I reminded him of his claim , pulled out a sheet of paper on which I had written three true statements and three false ones , and putting it face down on the table , invited him to use the pendulum to indicate the correct answers . |
| 30 | Masklin quite enjoyed it ; it reminded him of his days as an Outsider , before they found the Store . |