Example sentences of "reminded him of [pos pn] " in BNC.
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1 | She rose on to her knees and looked as though she was praying , but her eyes were fully open and the clenched look on her remarkably white face with its mannish black eyebrows suddenly reminded him of her dead mother . |
2 | At that moment , a warning pressure reminded him of its menacing presence . |
3 | You had only to ride out the storm — inside preferably — ’ with a flash of humour as the heavens reminded him of their still present threat ‘ — and the dust would soon have settled . |
4 | I reminded him of my advice that he should not have renounced the Upper House so speedily . |
5 | In keeping with this traditional matter went another , equally traditional : ‘ Spare the rod and spoil the child , ’ though in Leonard 's case it was not ‘ the rod ’ but the dog-lead that reminded him of his responsibilities , accurately wielded by his mother . |
6 | As we tunnelled our way through the steep rhododendron-canopied paths at Aros , Alistair said the rain , the humidity and the terrain reminded him of his ‘ spell in Assam during the War . |
7 | They reminded him of his puzzles . |
8 | He reminded him of his brother Joseph , who had emigrated to Canada . |
9 | Half-way through the interview I reminded him of his claim , pulled out a sheet of paper on which I had written three true statements and three false ones , and putting it face down on the table , invited him to use the pendulum to indicate the correct answers . |
10 | Masklin quite enjoyed it ; it reminded him of his days as an Outsider , before they found the Store . |
11 | Aline said , ‘ Maybe you reminded him of his long-lost youth . ’ |
12 | At 11.30 a.m. his fellow director summoned him , and reminded him of his resignation . |
13 | ‘ Michel said I reminded him of his audience at the time when he made speeches . |
14 | When he did feel able to write to Coenwulf he reminded him of his humble origins ( but avoided reference to his matrimonial difficulties ) and exhorted him to remember always the very best features of Offa 's reign , avoiding Offa 's displays of greed and cruelty . |
15 | It reminded him of his own inadequacy ; it made Arabella 's betrayal all the worse ; it had given Newley the courage to think of divorcing Georgina . |
16 | There was a note in her voice which reminded him of his sisters , and he smiled to himself . |
17 | Away to his right the lighthouse stood on its rocky island like a picture in a story book and it all reminded him of his first holiday by the sea at the age of seven . |
18 | One hour later , after a breakfast that reminded him of his French experience in its meagreness , and made worse by the perpetual drone of Mr Multhrop 's stream of nervous apologies to each new arrival , he was ready to greet Auguste and his flock . |
19 | It reminded him of his boyhood reading . |
20 | The sight of an open pub told him how much time had passed and also reminded him of his normal comfort in moments of stress . |
21 | It now reminded him of his first visit to DEEP . |
22 | Now she reminded him of his mother ! |
23 | Ronald Reagan 's Oxford visit reminded him of his college days . |