Example sentences of "reminded i [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were peaks in view that reminded me to the Matterhorn , of Ober Gabelhorn and Wellenkuppe . |
| 2 | I had a mental picture of the conductor on the red London bus talking to Hammouda the village postman , of the English boy 's friends playing with Khadija 's grandson , especially Margaret , whose hair reminded me of the coloured feather duster Khadija 's grandson had pleaded for everytime he saw it in the market , thinking that it was a toy or a bird . |
| 3 | The descent was nerve-racking and it reminded me of the slow , queasy way light planes come in to land in Himalayan valleys . |
| 4 | The German mortar team reminded me of the Commando mortar team back in the orchard at Brigade H.Q when they were mortaring the German positions . |
| 5 | The scene before me reminded me of the very similar scenes in the Highland crofts , the only difference being the now almost overpowering smell of onions . |
| 6 | Recording this news reminded me of the valuable role played by Area Presidents in guiding their Area and representing the Areas at a variety of events and functions . |
| 7 | ‘ What really attracted me to this hat was its shape — it reminded me of the ones American tourists wear . ’ |
| 8 | It reminded me of the comparison the Stud Brothers made between you and |
| 9 | Its many arches reminded me of the perfection of the Roman aqueduct at Segovia . |
| 10 | My disagreeable reaction to the photos reminded me of the way I — and a host of others — responded to the last major American exhibition of Koons ' work two years ago . |
| 11 | The proprietor reminded me of the man who used to travel round the Forest villages killing pigs . |
| 12 | This man , who was soon joined by three friends , reminded me of the woozily friendly Galway people I had known in Brighton in the late sixties and early seventies . |
| 13 | My companion put it to me that an initiative must now be taken , and reminded me of the unrecorded conversation at the time of my appointment . |
| 14 | He reminded me of the author in Godard 's A bout de souffle who said that his ambition was ‘ to become immortal — and then die ’ . |
| 15 | It reminded me of the London tubes during an air raid . |
| 16 | ‘ When I first saw it in the distance , dominating the surrounding countryside , looking so magnificent , it reminded me of the Acropolis . ’ |
| 17 | I had completely forgotten Karen until her squeal of laughter reminded me of the answer to Alison 's question . |
| 18 | This reminded me of the story of how Dame Janet allegedly tried to relocate the ducks which meet and mate annually on the landscaped patch in front of the Commons and atop its underground carpark . |
| 19 | This is because it reminded me of the type of frame one might put around a tapestry or sampler , and I feel this symmetrical design is somewhat reminiscent of sampler work and needlework in general . |
| 20 | SEEING THE ARTICLE on the ‘ 109 in the July issue of FlyPast reminded me of the first time I saw it . |
| 21 | After Richard reminded me of the problems I was about to face following that first flight , I was n't looking forward to the next flying lesson . |
| 22 | It also reminded me of the importance of Popper 's definition of scientific statements as those that are , in principle , not confirmable , but refutable ( see Popper , 1963 , Chapter 1 ) . |
| 23 | They reminded me of the passengers on board a hijacked plane , forced to fly to some destination they did n't want to go to , yet unable to get out of their seats to do something about it . |
| 24 | As we drank our wine , Pumblechook reminded me of the happy times he and I had spent together during my childhood . |
| 25 | She had such colour , such brightness , that sometimes she reminded me of the whirling mosaics , except that she was n't fragmented but unusually complete . |
| 26 | There is a colour guide to Smiths ( Willie Anderson 's idea ) which reminded me of the Louvre , although it is more simple , and there are lifts to all floors . |
| 27 | In its clarity and purity of form , the mosque reminded me of the best early Cistercian architecture — that brief and precious half-century before the original ascetic urge began to give way to the worldly frivolity of the Later Middle Ages , the period that produced the great Chapter House at Fountains and the original dark-stone nave at Rievaulx . |
| 28 | The competitiveness in the group reminded me of the casting board at drama school . |
| 29 | I walked through the big , wide classroom door , and into the hall which always reminded me of the giant 's room in ‘ Jack and the Beanstalk ’ . |
| 30 | It reminded me of the ghost in the horror film I had heard some of the older children talking about . |