Example sentences of "remind [pron] [that] he was [verb] " in BNC.

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1 He reminded himself that he was talking to the inventor of the firm and decided to prod a bit further .
2 Isabel reminded herself that he was mocking her , that his wickedly attractive smile did n't affect her one bit , and that keeping her own expression politely aloof was n't at all difficult .
3 The blaze reminded him that he was beginning to feel cold .
4 But it is a citizen of London who has left us the most elaborate rhapsody which survives from the central Middle Ages on any of the European cities of the day , and William FitzStephen 's glowing vision of the London in which his hero , archbishop Thomas Becket , was born , is a startling reminder that Londoners took fully as much pride in their city as did the Italians of their day — just as the fact that the citizens adopted Thomas Becket as their patron saint reminds us that he was martyred for showing excessive resistance to the king .
5 When this meeting broke up at about 8.15 I took Mr Murray aside to remind him that he was scheduled to broadcast from our CHAB studio on the top floor in 15 minutes .
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