Example sentences of "remind [pron] of a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our Minister had reminded me of a sermon by a former St. Andrew 's minister , about ‘ A Garden City , ’ where there would be realisation of the twin idelas : service and society . |
| 2 | In the slow movement , he generally retired into his own thoughts , poetically outlining the melodic shapes with a lyrical softness , but then , suddenly , landing lumpily on a note , as if the reverie had reminded him of a reality . |
| 3 | Their views are readily recognizable in a world where the fuss about the Turin Shroud has reminded us of a time when high hopes and claims of miracle were commonly attached to pieces of the true cross or heads of John the Baptist , where much Christian literature promises believers great success in life if only they have enough faith in God , and where men and women of political power still try to have God and his Church on their side , and to use their authority to enhance their own . |
| 4 | They were dressed in sober lounge suits and conversed in low voices , reminding him of a flock of rather dowdy sparrows pecking away at their food . |
| 5 | ‘ Yes , miss ? ’ he demanded pugnaciously , reminding her of a sentry at a besieged garrison . |
| 6 | Now fighting for breath , Nell anxiously noticed that Piphros had turned an unusual colour , flushing first red then white , rhythmically , reminding her of a pumping heart and vascular system of some small translucent creature . |
| 7 | ‘ There is nothing I would not do for you , ’ he replied , and all at once frustrated beyond enduring , ‘ For pity 's sake , woman , ’ he implored , and , reminding her of a comment she had made to him that delightful mealtime in Bečov , ‘ give me a straight answer to a straight question — are you going to marry me ? ’ |
| 8 | You remind me of a cocker spaniel I once owned . ’ |
| 9 | They remind me of a builder and a client discussing the positioning of proposed works . |
| 10 | These words of wisdom remind me of a student who came to see me many years ago after the long vacation during which she had begun her undergraduate dissertation ( with another tutor who had left the university that summer , I must emphasize ) . |
| 11 | The best part for the fans was when Spock turns to Captain Picard and says , ‘ You remind me of a captain I used to serve under . ’ |
| 12 | You remind me of a tribunal . |
| 13 | The smell of the place reminded me of a kipper factory . |
| 14 | His body was hairy , muscled , well-shaped , and when I saw him strip for bed he reminded me of a gorilla about to pounce upon its prey . |
| 15 | If Anne reminded me of a gazelle , then Mrs. Constantine was like a snake : supple and seemingly without bones , smooth , lustrous , with wicked black eyes like stones and shining black hair twisted up into a knot on top of her head and a wide , wide mouth with disturbingly red lips and a flickering tongue that darted out to lick the crimson lips when she was concentrating on the cards . |
| 16 | It reminded me of a diary that Bruce Page , the last editor of the New Statesman but five , wrote in these pages years ago . |
| 17 | ‘ It reminded me of a friend 's hand . ’ |
| 18 | Mrs Knelle gave a shudder , and in that moment she reminded me of a Karen Blixen figure in Kenya , who has stayed on after Mau Mau to make the best of life in a new Republic . |
| 19 | I was getting caught up in the rat race and thin round the edges spiritually , when the Lord stepped in and reminded me of a promise He made before we left Kent . |
| 20 | This raucous noise only seemed to emphasize the ominous silence of the island and reminded me of a story I had heard from a traveller who claimed to have sailed the Western Ocean and come across islands inhabited by ghosts of dead sailors . |
| 21 | I was reading an article ( Echoes , March 3 ) by David Isaacs about an old soldier 's experience in Singapore and it reminded me of a conversation with a friend in Carlisle . |
| 22 | He reminded me of a barrister I had once watched interrogating a hostile witness and I was sure his switch to English was not for my benefit , it was done to put Rodriguez at a disadvantage . |
| 23 | The boy in the daylight reminded me of a bird , a bold curious bird . |
| 24 | The building reminded me of a con-servatory , the walls being made from small panes of glass . |
| 25 | But I was thinking , looking at them — ’ he gestured towards the tourists — ‘ seeing them in a group , it reminded me of a time in cadet school . |
| 26 | The story reminded me of a report I once received from an Advisor about a youngster who was out of school . |
| 27 | Editor , — A Esmail and S Everington 's short report reminded me of a situation when I was executive dean of the medical school of the University of Manchester in 1970 . |
| 28 | The sweeper 's story reminded me of a tale told at Ross Carbery , County Cork . |
| 29 | She reminded me of a wasp as she flitted round him , a wasp suddenly aware , in the way wasps have , that there is rotting matter in the vicinity , for she had been upstairs when he arrived by way of the garden and could n't have seen him . |
| 30 | A few days ago , when it had been snowing , I saw a group of Savoy cabbages standing frozen and benumbed , and it reminded me of a group of women in their thin petticoats and old shawls which I had seen standing in a little hot-water-and-coal shop early in the morning . ’ |