Example sentences of "to remind [pron] of his " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | In Exodus 16 God replies with gifts designed to meet the people 's need with beautiful precision , to convince them of his compassion and his desire and power to save , and to remind them of his glory . |
| 2 | The child was christened Napoleon , Eugène , Louis , Jean , Joseph , and after his name in the baptismal register of ‘ the Imperial parish of Saint Germain l'Auxerrois ’ the Emperor wrote ‘ Son of France ’ , thus curiously reviving a custom of the ancien régime because , as he said : ‘ When an heir is born to perpetuate a national institution , that child is the whole country 's son : and this name will serve to remind him of his duties . ’ |
| 3 | If he hangs badly towards home or the other horses , he may need a kick or a smart smack with the whip to remind him of his job . |
| 4 | Some of its humour happened to remind him of his friend Mike Nichols , who had just begun making a career directing plays on Broadway with the hit Neil Simon comedy Barefoot in the Park and Murray Schisgal 's Luv . |
| 5 | ‘ Alas that a child of barely eleven summers must stand at the king 's elbow to remind him of his duty ! ’ lamented Elizabeth Woodville . |
| 6 | ‘ Your brother seems to have kept nothing to remind him of his wife . ’ |
| 7 | Spurred by a fleeting but unmistakable echo of Thetis 's music , interpolated in its original key as if to remind him of his mother 's counsel , and by the groaning shades of his dead countrymen , he sets forth to exact vengeance for the Trojan victory ( ex.10 ) . |
| 8 | From an early age , Sara had sensed that she irritated him , by her presence , by the fact that she was there to remind him of his wife 's earlier marriage . |
| 9 | Before long the sweater was finished and the various parts stitched together with her usual professional finish , ready to post off to Penry next day to make certain he had a keepsake to remind him of his castaway . |
| 10 | Thankfully , he found St Erconwald 's fairly deserted except for Watkin to whom he gave strict instructions about the custody of the church , and Ranulf the rat-catcher who had come to remind him of his promise that if a Guild of Rat-Catchers were founded , St Erconwald 's could be their chantry church . |
| 11 | But Donna Frizzell never failed to remind her of his dragging progress through school , compared to Betty and Joanne 's smart performances . |
| 12 | WCM readers perhaps more than most will have cherished its long-time contributor 's confident re-entry , all flowing drives and elegant poise , with the occasional nicks to remind us of his vulnerability . |
| 13 | to remind us of his need . |