Example sentences of "remind us [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Burke , said Patten , had reminded us of our duties as trustees for the nation , of its traditions , its values and its riches . |
| 2 | He did not then make an appeal to Adam Smith , the intellectual inspiration behind Thatcherism , but went on : ‘ The greatest of Tories , Edmund Burke , reminded us of our duties as trustees for the nation , as good stewards of its traditions , its values and its riches . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ The greatest of Tories , Edmund Burke , reminded us of our duties as trustees for the nation , as good stewards of its traditions , its values and its riches . |
| 4 | He reminded us of our debt to those whose labour supported our studies and I recalled this many years later when , passing through Harvard , I read the inscription commemorating the foundation of its college in order that future generations might be spared an unlettered clergy . |
| 5 | Let us think back to the proposition of the right hon. Member for Chesterfield ( Mr. Benn ) , who reminded us of our history . |
| 6 | The environmental transport campaign group Transport 2000 reminded us in its recent ‘ The Rush for Roads ’ report , that some of the poorest sections of society are being asked to make sacrifices for measures designed to promote economic growth . |
| 7 | Most of the Habsburg successor states , as the Czech historian Zbynek Zeman reminded us in his vivid modern history of the region ( Pursued By A Bear : Chatto ) , were invented to serve the interests of the Western allies after the first world war , as a hedge against German expansion eastwards and a firebreak against the spread of revolution west from Russia . |
| 8 | It also again symbolises the boys ' power and masculinity and reminds us of their impulsiveness , rushing into thing . |
| 9 | Breeding and sex in general were a part of the natural order of things to the people of the old farming community ; and this is another aspect of it that reminds us of its ancient roots . |
| 10 | So in the third and last soliloquy Richard reminds us of his concealed plot , his ‘ deep intent ’ to kill Clarence — deep to the rest of the world , visible to us and tells us of his further plan to marry Lady Anne ( ‘ What though I kill 'd her husband and her father ? ’ ) . |
| 11 | ‘ The publicity which rightly has surrounded this situation may have one good effect ; it draws our attention to the awful consequences of unemployment and business failures in our society ; and it reminds us of our genuine responsibilities towards the individuals and families damaged by this ; we must have care for our brothers and sisters in need . |
| 12 | ‘ Because it reminds us of our past . |
| 13 | Audre Lorde reminds us of our differences and of the reasons why we need to overcome them : |
| 14 | Ours currently extol the virtues of Britain 's response to the French Revolution ( £5 ) , remind us of our traditional relationship with Russia ( £10 ) , the danger implicit in teenage romance ( £20 ) and the importance of our architectural heritage ( £50 ) . |
| 15 | Memories become bitter-sweet events in our lives that remind us of our grief but also of the pleasure of the relationship we had . |
| 16 | They hopefully now no longer shock but instead remind us of our own humanity ’ . |
| 17 | ‘ This bagpipes , they are sounding that remind us of our doina . |
| 18 | Confucius , which remind us of our daily obligations towards our parents , our ancestors , our emperor and all those set in authority over us , " he said , speaking in a firm voice that carried clearly to his children 's ears . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | to distinguish them from the signs by which we are already combining elements of Q. The new symbols are sufficiently unfamiliar to remind us of their defining role but sufficiently similar to + and . |
| 21 | The troubled Royal Family desperately needs a show of unity — an occasion , however low-key , to remind us of its importance . |
| 22 | WCM readers perhaps more than most will have cherished its long-time contributor 's confident re-entry , all flowing drives and elegant poise , with the occasional nicks to remind us of his vulnerability . |
| 23 | to remind us of his need . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | THE last time I saw Sting he was with Mrs Sting sitting on the TV-am sofa reminding us of our duty to the rainforests . |