Example sentences of "remind he of his " in BNC.
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| 1 | A single moment when she 'd reminded him of his sister meant nothing … |
| 2 | I may have reminded him of his wife or daughter . |
| 3 | I said to Schur , after reminding him of his promise , ‘ Tell Anna . ’ |
| 4 | 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 . ’ |
| 5 | History thus cuts man down to size by reminding him of his origins : its characteristic insight is hindsight . |
| 6 | The indicators were beginning to flicker hesitantly , reminding him of his foolishness . |
| 7 | She had said those words to him many times , reminding him of his indoctrination at the hands of Por Tanssie 's officials . |
| 8 | ‘ But you have someone to meet , ’ she said , reminding him of his duty . |
| 9 | He dismissed Mr. Brand with immediate effect , reminding him of his right to appeal in writing within seven days . |
| 10 | The room inside was startlingly bare , reminding him of his mother 's flat in Venice . |
| 11 | ‘ 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Up until now Piggy has kept Ralph steady , reminding him of his responsibilities and priorities . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | They reminded him of his puzzles . |
| 18 | He reminded him of his brother Joseph , who had emigrated to Canada . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Masklin quite enjoyed it ; it reminded him of his days as an Outsider , before they found the Store . |
| 21 | Aline said , ‘ Maybe you reminded him of his long-lost youth . ’ |
| 22 | At 11.30 a.m. his fellow director summoned him , and reminded him of his resignation . |
| 23 | ‘ Michel said I reminded him of his audience at the time when he made speeches . |
| 24 | When he did feel able to write to Coenwulf he reminded him of his humble origins ( but avoided reference to his matrimonial difficulties ) and exhorted him to remember always the very best features of Offa 's reign , avoiding Offa 's displays of greed and cruelty . |
| 25 | It reminded him of his own inadequacy ; it made Arabella 's betrayal all the worse ; it had given Newley the courage to think of divorcing Georgina . |
| 26 | There was a note in her voice which reminded him of his sisters , and he smiled to himself . |
| 27 | Away to his right the lighthouse stood on its rocky island like a picture in a story book and it all reminded him of his first holiday by the sea at the age of seven . |
| 28 | One hour later , after a breakfast that reminded him of his French experience in its meagreness , and made worse by the perpetual drone of Mr Multhrop 's stream of nervous apologies to each new arrival , he was ready to greet Auguste and his flock . |
| 29 | It reminded him of his boyhood reading . |
| 30 | The sight of an open pub told him how much time had passed and also reminded him of his normal comfort in moments of stress . |