Example sentences of "reminded she [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ You are not becoming a Brownie tonight , ’ Mum reminded her for the hundredth time . |
2 | With the coat-collar of his Burberry turned up , he reminded her of a private eye in a film — she was under surveillance , everything about him accentuated his detailed analysis of her appearance , and she felt a shiver at what it might portend . |
3 | Yes , he reminded her of a stuffy headmaster she had once had , someone who found fault with everyone , however much they tried . |
4 | Kate was n't particularly fanciful , but Dara reminded her of a black panther she 'd seen once in a zoo . |
5 | This reminded her of a stately home . |
6 | The walls were brick lined and the floor covered with dull tiles set in a herringbone pattern that reminded her of a Roman villa she had once seen near the South Coast . |
7 | He reminded her of a small , vole-like animal , a guinea pig or a mole . |
8 | He reminded her of a large , slow wherry . |
9 | Her cousin Liz had always said that Ross reminded her of a ferocious , hungry lion gliding smoothly through the tall grass of life , looking for his supper ! |
10 | He reminded her of a naughty little boy standing with his trousers around his ankles , and his willy hanging like a worm between his legs . |
11 | They reminded her of the cardboard kaleidoscope she had as a child , packed with coloured fragments , which she looked into for hours , turning and watching , turning and watching . |
12 | Moloch reminded her of the Vartaq Veil . |
13 | It reminded her of the first time she 'd seen him . |
14 | He reminded her of the ancient tradition of Christianity in that part of Ireland , one that dated back to the first century after the crucifixion , before Rome was supreme . |
15 | It reminded her of the old days when just a passing glance of his could reduce her to a state of burning confusion . |
16 | She wondered why he did n't step across it ; he reminded her of the white mice they had let out of the cage one day . |
17 | He reminded her of the mad professor in her comics . |
18 | She kept clear of everybody in the house in case they reminded her of the ill person her uncle had become . |
19 | It immediately reminded her of the unforgettable night at Ali 's Alley when she had met Sanborn , her jazz idol , who had then discreetly found out from her friends which of his songs was her favourite and made an impromptu appearance on stage to play it especially for her . |
20 | It reminded her of the disastrous pole-vault on the school sports-day , when Enid had cast a spell on Mildred 's pole to help her , but had inadvertently overdone the magic and Mildred had sailed through Miss Hardbroom 's study window . |
21 | In her view the film had been ‘ quite careful ’ to show that it was an allegory and it reminded her of the British classic film Black Narcissus . |
22 | Miranda and Angus sat in a velvet-lined , crimson booth that reminded her of an old-fashioned railway carriage . |