Example sentences of "[pers pn] remind [pron] of the " in BNC.

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1 His brow was moist with perspiration as I reminded him of the broadcast .
2 Again I accept the constant parental care has been of the highest calibre and I remind myself of the many tributes to the quality of that care in the evidence before me .
3 I remind him of the disproportionate harm that the MacSharry proposals would cause and seek his assurance that he will bear in mind the Scottish farmers and all those elsewhere in Britain when he represents the interests of the British Government and the British farmer in Europe .
4 I remind him of the words of the Liberal Democrat pocket guide to Conservative party policy , published in 1991 , which stated , to its credit : ’ The Conservatives in 1979 recognised the need for change after three decades of stultifying corporatism . ’
5 Might I remind you of the work of Dr. Bowlby , who pointed out the effects of mother deprivation on children ?
6 Erm seven comes headed satisfactory access , but can I remind you of the County Council 's er criterion which w which is Have good access or be able to provide good access , to the primary road network , but avoid unacceptable traffic consequences on any single part of the network .
7 She reminded him of the Objectivist .
8 A 19-year-old brunette who worked in ‘ Back and Sides ’ , an Arden hairdresser 's , she reminded him of the young Alma Cogan .
9 She had such colour , such brightness , that sometimes she reminded me of the whirling mosaics , except that she was n't fragmented but unusually complete .
10 But then she reminded herself of the promise she had made to another whom she loved .
11 Time and again she told herself she was fortunate to see the back of him , so often she reminded herself of the despicable way he had behaved .
12 Then , we remind ourselves of the supreme example of Christ , who placed his trust in his father 's love and ascended the hill of Calvary for our redemption .
13 The fact that the position is more complicated , however , should be obvious if we remind ourselves of the point I made at the beginning of Chapter 2 : how variable teachers are .
14 However , we remind ourselves of the principles outlined earlier in this judgment and the observation of Lord Morris of Borth-y-Gest in Connelly v. Director of Public Prosecutions [ 1964 ] A.C. 1254 , 1304 , that
15 However , we remind ourselves of the principles outlined earlier in this judgment and the observation of Lord Morris of Borth-y-Gest in Connelly v. Director of Public Prosecutions [ 1964 ] A.C. 1254 , 1304 , that ‘ generally speaking a prosecutor has as much right as a defendant to demand a verdict of a jury on an outstanding indictment , and where either demands a verdict a judge has no jurisdiction to stand in the way of it . ’
16 They reminded him of the ignominious episode of the oath-taking , and pointed out that Rodrigo now had a personal ‘ army ’ almost as large as the King 's .
17 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 .
18 She kept clear of everybody in the house in case they reminded her of the ill person her uncle had become .
19 They reminded me of the passengers on board a hijacked plane , forced to fly to some destination they did n't want to go to , yet unable to get out of their seats to do something about it .
20 I looked into his eyes and they reminded me of the saying ‘ The lights were on but there was nobody home .
21 In fact , they remind me of the Prudential TV ads ( ‘ I want to be in goal ’ , ‘ I want to be … remembered ! ’ ) .
22 How well they remind us of the purpose for which the ark has been fetched !
23 The scene before me reminded me of the very similar scenes in the Highland crofts , the only difference being the now almost overpowering smell of onions .
24 He reminded her of the mad professor in her comics .
25 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 .
26 He reminded her of the day he 'd given her the locket and ring . ’
27 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 .
28 He reminded me of the author in Godard 's A bout de souffle who said that his ambition was ‘ to become immortal — and then die ’ .
29 He reminded me of the tight-lipped heroes in war films — the name and number ploy ; more you will not get even if you carve strips off me .
30 He reminded me of the circumstances of the incident resulting in that conviction which er was in fact that erm had actually er fired a weapon at a person causing injury .
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