Example sentences of "reminded him of the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Foggerty was agreeably surprised , but when Nutty reminded him of the standard required , he relapsed into grim gloom and stood on the side of the bath in his white T-shirt and jeans looking at his watch and saying , ‘ I ca n't spare the time to do this three nights a week for the next year , which is what is required . |
| 2 | The colour reminded him of the paintings of hell by the mediaeval painter , Ferdinand Breughel . |
| 3 | For his own good she frequently reminded him of the horrors and deprivations that would befall him there . |
| 4 | It reminded him of the zombies he had seen in the horror film at the Empire . |
| 5 | An undated letter from the abbess to Edward , probably written at this juncture , wished him prosperity in his affairs and reminded him of the convent 's special relationship with the English crown . |
| 6 | It reminded him of the vigorousness of Army life . |
| 7 | At demonstrations , he had seen faces ‘ filled with hatred ’ which reminded him of the months preceding Hitler 's rise to power in 1933 . |
| 8 | Lawrence has demanded a battling performance after a Watford defeat that reminded him of the FA Cup knockout by Portsmouth . |
| 9 | His brow was moist with perspiration as I reminded him of the broadcast . |
| 10 | The rain had a fine and penetrating quality about it that reminded him of the oil you squirt from an aerosol can . |
| 11 | While he was exploring the river he was attacked by a group of Indian women warriors who reminded him of the Amazons ( female warriors who appear in ancient Greek myths ) . |
| 12 | She reminded him of the Objectivist . |
| 13 | Oh yeah , he told me afterwards right , that he , the only reason he was angry was because Friday night reminded him of the time in his past or something ! |
| 14 | Nevertheless , it did add to royal pressure upon the archbishop and further reminded him of the realities of royal power : in 1285 he petitioned for the relaxation of the statute , especially in respect of grants to parish churches , but Edward reserved his right to licence — to confer or withhold favour . |