Example sentences of "reminded he [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | HE DID NOT know why but , upstairs , Amelia 's house reminded him of a jungle . |
| 2 | Her head , which was rotating at a different speed and a contrary motion to her brushing arm , reminded him of a duck in a shooting gallery . |
| 3 | It reminded him of a veined glass marble he had once owned as a boy . |
| 4 | Its Palladian style , which reminded him of a less pristine version of Broadlands , was modified , and he suspected that the building was actually less than two hundred years old , despite the weathering of the stone . |
| 5 | The concavity beneath the hip-bone reminded him of a little valley high in the hills of Tuscany or Sicily , bare , smooth and satisfying . |
| 6 | They reminded him of a Distant Early Warning System . |
| 7 | She reminded him of a young colt : there were moments when her legs seemed much too long and her posture quite unladylike — and others when , caught unawares in a reverie , she had all the poise of a marquesa . |
| 8 | For no reason he could think of the rooms reminded him of a deserted stage set when the play has ended its run and the actors have gone . |
| 9 | Willis was much more cheerful and said it reminded him of a boarding house in the old days . " |
| 10 | Ken said — he came for Sunday lunch now , often with his stepdaughter but without his wife , who felt awkward in Ellen 's presence — that it reminded him of a kitten he 'd given Wendy on the day she gave birth to Apricot . |
| 11 | She 'd fallen desperately in love with a man who was n't in love with her , a man who 'd wanted her because she reminded him of a woman he wanted and could n't have . |
| 12 | ‘ We run the business , ’ Carrie reminded him with a severe look . |
| 13 | ‘ Poppa , you know I chose something really special the day after we decided on the party , ’ she reminded him with a smile . |
| 14 | ‘ There are such things as buses and trains , ’ she reminded him with a touch of sarcasm . |
| 15 | ‘ But we 've been separated for four years , ’ she reminded him in a more reasonable tone . |
| 16 | ‘ I told you I wanted to talk , ’ she reminded him in a carefully colourless voice . |
| 17 | ‘ Just do n't ever forget that I hate you , Luke , ’ she reminded him in a fine , tense little voice , staving off complete sensual surrender for a few desperate seconds . |
| 18 | ‘ Kirsty 's my sister , ’ she reminded him in a sharp tone . |