Example sentences of "reminded me [prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Actually , that voice reminded me of a certain warrior queen , so tell me — who the hell was it ? ’ |
| 2 | Dad was also being magnanimous today ; he reminded me of a smooth politician visiting a shabby constituency , smiling , kissing babies , shaking hands with relish — and departing as soon as he decently could . |
| 3 | Loud , the Crunch channel reminded me of a tranny amp struggling to produce a good lead sound , while the lead channel lost its lush sustain and clear harmonics . |
| 4 | Whereas in Reine Jean-Claude reminded me of a caged animal , in préfleur he reminded me of something growing in its natural habitat . |
| 5 | ‘ Its note is a loud ringing and very peculiar sound , somewhat resembling the worlds Clink , clink , several times repeated , and strongly reminded me of the distant sound of the stroke on a blacksmith 's anvil , and hence the term ‘ arguta ’ appeared to me to be an appropriate specific appellation for this new species . ’ |
| 6 | My companion put it to me that an initiative must now be taken , and reminded me of the unrecorded conversation at the time of my appointment . |
| 7 | Recording this news reminded me of the valuable role played by Area Presidents in guiding their Area and representing the Areas at a variety of events and functions . |
| 8 | I had a mental picture of the conductor on the red London bus talking to Hammouda the village postman , of the English boy 's friends playing with Khadija 's grandson , especially Margaret , whose hair reminded me of the coloured feather duster Khadija 's grandson had pleaded for everytime he saw it in the market , thinking that it was a toy or a bird . |
| 9 | The patterning of fine wrinkles reminded me of an aerial photo of Easter Island . |
| 10 | I walked down to the town centre , which reminded me of an English country town , with shops of every kind . |
| 11 | They always reminded me of an angry boar 's , small , red-rimmed and vicious — and that 's when he was in a good mood ! |
| 12 | Paintings erm have the power to take you back in time , I can look at a painting and remember something that 's happened yesterday or years and years ago and as a small child , looking at this painting I remembered as a small child seeing for the first time erm the sea dipping into er , sorry the sun dipping into , into the sea and being horrified I was convinced that the heat of the sun would boil the oceans and the world dry and it reminded me for an awful lot of my childhood and I 'm sure if I 'd seen this painting years ago it would of persuaded me otherwise , erm this is called In A Days Work Satisfaction in a days work , chosen not given , eating the laxed food , face turned to steer a sun , making cloth into a gown and giving colour to the side of a boat |