Example sentences of "reminded [pron] [prep] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 Whereas in Reine Jean-Claude reminded me of a caged animal , in préfleur he reminded me of something growing in its natural habitat .
2 I had never been on the Upper West Side before , but it still reminded me of something .
3 I destroyed everything that reminded me of her : photographs , mementoes .
4 I read about it in a book and it reminded me of her .
5 Your selection of wayward notices ( 27th November ) reminded me of one I saw in my hotel in Frankfurt — not so much a case of bad translation , as a question of logic .
6 They all reminded me of him .
7 He reminded me of him straight away Patrick McGowan the the colonel reminded me of him .
8 He reminded me of him straight away Patrick McGowan the the colonel reminded me of him .
9 There 's one from Mrs O. Latham of Dartford , Kent , who reminded me of her favourite letter which appeared in one of my past columns .
10 It all reminded me of what I received when I dared to make some mild criticism of the habits of cyclists and for much the same reason .
11 The menu was 600 francs , and while the food was very simple it reminded me of what Provençal restaurants used to be like in the days before even the most ordinary of Provençal dishes became a " speciality " listed on the menu as a supplement at 750 francs .
12 To be greeted by complete strangers with instant derision was a sobering experience , and it vividly reminded me of what it must have been like for those first black people , in the eighteenth century , walking the streets of England freely .
13 And all the time my cut thumb reminded me of what I must forget to stay sane ; all the time sick with worry about what 's happening to me so I have to keep ordering myself : Think about the invalid .
14 I had a conversation the other day with Con that reminded me of what I used to be , before I got corrupted by this place .
15 Your travel case reminded me of it when we left the hotel .
16 Erm a policy statement like roads to the future which is what reminded me of it .
17 Reminded me of us , I suppose , girls without men .
18 He reminded me of someone , I could n't quite I know somebody who acts very much like him I just ca n't well I told him you remind me of someone .
19 ‘ The name reminded me of you . ’
20 This reminded me of our own village , where in the summer holidays the regular players on the bowling-green , mostly older citizens , are teaching the children to play .
21 ‘ It reminded me of our time in Nigeria .
22 The smell of couscous and other grain which filled the air constantly reminded me of my own situation .
23 I was glad to hear the accent , for it reminded me of my exciting days in Northern Ireland , recounted elsewhere .
24 I was fond of her , she reminded me of my own kid back home .
25 ‘ You reminded me of my mother , darling . ’
26 Pat always reminded me of my own shape — a reasonably well proportioned figure but very heavy on the hips and thighs .
27 It was projected by a thin young student at a concert where I was trying to do my performance , and it reminded me of my intentional projection of wrong words at the English Teacher when I was at school .
28 She reminded me of my mother because , coincidentally , she was also a middle-aged , Australian woman .
29 They reminded me of my patient , Cedric , and in an instant I was back in Darrowby answering the telephone .
30 The song reminded me of my ex-wife , only the group were trying for wistful melancholy and my associations were screaming nightmare .
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