Example sentences of "reminded her [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I reminded her about the things she said last night — the things you apparently overheard , so you say — and she now realises she was quite wrong to say those things , even if they were supposed to be some kind of joke … and … she is sorry for saying them because she now understands that those careless words of hers were what basically caused the misunderstanding . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ You are not becoming a Brownie tonight , ’ Mum reminded her for the hundredth time . |
| 3 | Some of the paintings almost reminded her of the Hudson Valley , but she had n't seen the Hudson River in nearly a year . |
| 4 | In her view the film had been ‘ quite careful ’ to show that it was an allegory and it reminded her of the British classic film Black Narcissus . |
| 5 | He told her of the visit to the farm , reminded her of the discovery of the swan and the bird 's skull ( though he knew this was taking a chance after her first , alarming reaction to the news ) , and mentioned again the note and the feather in his room . |
| 6 | It reminded her of the river bank where Pa and the boys went to cut rushes at weekends so that Ma and Billy could work all week . |
| 7 | During the course of this session , I repeatedly reminded her of the fact that she was seeing something which had happened some time ago and that time had proved her recovery to be complete — something which had been born out by the numerous examinations and X-rays she had since undergone . |
| 8 | It reminded her of the disastrous pole-vault on the school sports-day , when Enid had cast a spell on Mildred 's pole to help her , but had inadvertently overdone the magic and Mildred had sailed through Miss Hardbroom 's study window . |
| 9 | He reminded her of the mad professor in her comics . |
| 10 | It immediately reminded her of the unforgettable night at Ali 's Alley when she had met Sanborn , her jazz idol , who had then discreetly found out from her friends which of his songs was her favourite and made an impromptu appearance on stage to play it especially for her . |
| 11 | He reminded her of the ancient tradition of Christianity in that part of Ireland , one that dated back to the first century after the crucifixion , before Rome was supreme . |
| 12 | It reminded her of the trunking at the back of a starship 's central processor banks ; and of the tubing inside a tissue regrowth cabinet . |
| 13 | It reminded her of the feeling she had had in the room below this one , stood there amongst the shrouded furniture ; that the house was not abandoned , merely boarded up temporarily , awaiting its occupant 's return . |
| 14 | He reminded her of the day he 'd given her the locket and ring . ’ |
| 15 | And yet he was immaculate , his hair groomed and beaded with rubies ; his tunic an achingly sweet shade of pink that was almost white , edged with black ; his trousers of a blue that reminded her of the summer skies of her youth . |
| 16 | They reminded her of the cardboard kaleidoscope she had as a child , packed with coloured fragments , which she looked into for hours , turning and watching , turning and watching . |
| 17 | Moloch reminded her of the Vartaq Veil . |
| 18 | She kept clear of everybody in the house in case they reminded her of the ill person her uncle had become . |
| 19 | This reminded her of the Colonel and his visit to the Somerset County Cricket ground , courtesy of Matthew Prescott and his mother . |
| 20 | Polly pushed her arms through the webbing straps that reminded her of the restrainer her eldest sister used to stop her adventurous offspring clambering out of their prams and buggies . |
| 21 | It reminded her of the type of man he was . |
| 22 | She wondered why he did n't step across it ; he reminded her of the white mice they had let out of the cage one day . |
| 23 | Pink flowers like willow herb clustered along a dried-up river bank , circling birds reminded her of the vultures in westerns . |
| 24 | It reminded her of the old days when just a passing glance of his could reduce her to a state of burning confusion . |
| 25 | It reminded her of the first time she 'd seen him . |
| 26 | Charity 's mind , that formidable intellect that had been governing her every action for years , reminded her of the crush of student loans she had to pay . |
| 27 | It reminded her of the time she had slept here , and woken to find him beside her with his arm around her in his beautifully furnished bedroom . |