Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [pers pn] of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The use of enamel , the brilliant understanding of colour , yes , that piece reminded him of Giuliano , though-the design was more subtle , less heavy . |
| 2 | When Norman Lamont announced plans to borrow to finance reduced taxes for the low paid , Labour accused him of bribery . |
| 3 | I said the bug-eyed monster reminded me of Mr Scruton the headmaster . |
| 4 | For The Sun told us of members of Britain 's Asian community being brought together to win the votes of that community . |
| 5 | In a strange way , big-wave riding reminded me of cricket . |
| 6 | Michael 's parable reminded me of Jules Verne 's Albatross , a flying machine with seventy-six propellers , which was supposed to be modelled on the flight of a bird . |
| 7 | And a tall , slim glass of passion-fruit juice reminded her of Jez . |
| 8 | And the knowledge drained her of desire for an end to their ordeal . |
| 9 | The stage manager told me of John 's background and interest in theatre and that he ‘ was making himself useful ’ . |
| 10 | Briskly , Coffin told him of Christopher Court 's story and how the MP 's tale had led him to investigate the death of Malcolm Kincaid . |
| 11 | Nevertheless , the countryside reminded me of East Anglia , the willows in particular making me realise how far I was from home . |
| 12 | When the jury robbed him of justice , they took it personally . |
| 13 | Osborne 's parents Jennifer , 40 , and Christopher , 43 , wept as the jury convicted him of murder at Birmingham Crown Court . |
| 14 | The design of the dress robbed me of breasts but revealed white angular shoulders which added an extra foot to my thin white arms . |
| 15 | For some reason the hand reminded him of Mrs Wright , though her hands were n't white . |
| 16 | The salted scent of the sea told her of fishing far off on La Blanquilla . |
| 17 | And there was no repeat of the last-gasp disaster which struck the Spanish star three years ago , when a transmission problem robbed him of victory three stages from the finish . |
| 18 | Most bears were small and black , sometimes no higher than a man , but this great , shaggy-furred animal reminded him of stories he had heard from knights who had served with the Teutonic Orders in the wild black forests of the north . |
| 19 | Even the table reminded him of Arabella : it was one of the expensive bargains which she enjoyed finding at country auctions . |
| 20 | Never before in his seventy-nine years had sovereign or consort accused him of enmity . |