Example sentences of "reminding [pron] [prep] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | The headmaster paused , reminding himself of his conclusion that the privilege of educating the sons of the royal house had been conferred on this school because it was uniquely endowed with a philosophy which informed all its actions and made it equal to the task . |
| 2 | I said to Schur , after reminding him of his promise , ‘ Tell Anna . ’ |
| 3 | Sir Thomas remonstrated with him , as was his duty , reminding him of his high calling and how he will be required , in accordance with royal custom , to make a match advantageous to the realm — that is to say with a foreign princess . ’ |
| 4 | History thus cuts man down to size by reminding him of his origins : its characteristic insight is hindsight . |
| 5 | The indicators were beginning to flicker hesitantly , reminding him of his foolishness . |
| 6 | She had said those words to him many times , reminding him of his indoctrination at the hands of Por Tanssie 's officials . |
| 7 | ‘ But you have someone to meet , ’ she said , reminding him of his duty . |
| 8 | He dismissed Mr. Brand with immediate effect , reminding him of his right to appeal in writing within seven days . |
| 9 | The room inside was startlingly bare , reminding him of his mother 's flat in Venice . |
| 10 | ‘ May I still have the interview with you which you promised ? ’ she asked straight out — and thought for a few seconds , as he looked sternly at her , that she had blown it , and that he had taken the strongest exception to her reminding him of his promise . |
| 11 | Stark 's confidence appears to have been at a low ebb but the Scotland manager , Duncan Paterson , has been reminding him of his form earlier in the season : at the Dubai Sevens , which the Scots won ; in the A international against Italy in Melrose when the Boroughmuir winger had a hand in both tries ; and in his senior international debut against Ireland at Murrayfield , when he scored one try and was heavily involved in the other from Tony Stanger . |
| 12 | My reason is that George spent a few minutes with Lennie , comforting and making him a happy man by reminding him of his dreams , before sending him off to find his final dream in heaven . |
| 13 | Up until now Piggy has kept Ralph steady , reminding him of his responsibilities and priorities . |
| 14 | He could have gone on , reminding her of his own incredible bargaining skill , and revealing his knowledge of certain holdings still owned by the company , though truth to tell they were neither large nor especially lucrative . |
| 15 | He snorted through his nose instead of laughing , and emitted a curious whistling sound , reminding her of his snoring at night , which made the whole room vibrate and set ornaments rattling . |