Example sentences of "remind me [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , of course , and for pity 's sake stop reminding me about that . |
| 2 | so that 's done some work on that , and there 's now four models for training , one is the , you know , on the job , evenings , training , there 's the weekend model of getting people together for the weekend , there 's the sort of summer school idea and the other one 's the one that Doug keeps reminding me about , which I keep forgetting about which is the distance learning one , er we , I think this is the one he thinks is running in Dundee , that maybe help with because the idea of developing a pack which is kind of trainer proof |
| 3 | The French Officer gets us all out of the ditch and the march continues for about four or five hours , then , during a rest in the wood , I fall asleep , my face among the leaves reminding me of my home in Scotland . |
| 4 | Their father who had started the business , although retired , was still usually to be found there , hovering in the background , his full white beard reminding me of Father Christmas . |
| 5 | one of Hart 's five self-penned tunes , and a good one at that , reminding me of ‘ pop ’ tunes by such jazz luminaries as Herbie Hancocks , Lee Morgan ( Watermelon Man and the Sidewinder respectively ) . |
| 6 | She was obviously under the influence of drugs , booze or both and as we approached , typically averting our eyes from the embarrassing spectacle , a girl of about 11 wiped a candle of yellow mucus from the woman 's nose and resignedly helped her to her feet , staring at us with old , resentful eyes as we passed , reminding me of myself and the Saturday afternoon rescue missions . |
| 7 | I never wore the roll-neck out there again and as the years passed I was gradually given a large wardrobe of beautiful traditional dresses , which I wore with comfort and delight , each dress reminding me of the giver . |
| 8 | After all that , one of the arms fell off recently , reminding me of the time the same thing happened during a recording of Give Us A Clue . |
| 9 | There was one big mango tree , a couple of coconut palms , their tufted branches reminding me of Mother 's feather duster . |
| 10 | I hung up the plastic sheet I had left soaking , rolled away those that had dried , scrubbed dried plaster from the table with the special remover , and wondered wearily how much longer it would be before the scent of wet plaster stopped reminding me of Marcus . |
| 11 | Oddly , instead of reminding me of Bill , it reminded me of Old Red . |
| 12 | That , and my only tape , ‘ Shepherd Moons ’ , reminding me of where I 've been and where I 've come from . |
| 13 | Must you go on reminding me of it ? ’ |
| 14 | All right , the little sod 's reminding me of the truth , so I 'll tell it . ) |
| 15 | Nearing the end of my pregnancy , I had a dream , reminding me of all the good times Sarah and I had shared — the love that bonded us , and the way she had cared for me during my life in Canaan . |
| 16 | She seems lively , her bed strewn with magazines and a pint glass of 7-UP by her side , reminding me of myself in childhood , when I stayed home from school with flu , drinking flat 7-UP , eating Saltines . |
| 17 | Willie pulls himself up the stairs reminding me of an elderly praying mantis . |
| 18 | My muscles are reminding me of this morning 's ride and the unaccustomed exercise … ’ |
| 19 | ‘ But , for your information , Doreen is no longer reminding me of my mother . |
| 20 | The particular question that my hon. Friend raises is for my right hon. and learned Friend the Attorney-General , but I am grateful to him for reminding me of the precise statistics with which it is always sensible to be armed in any conference on the agreement . |
| 21 | ‘ Is it News about a boy ? ’ she asked , reminding me of an actor working with someone who has completely forgotten his lines . |
| 22 | ‘ Thanks for reminding me of what this is really all about , ’ she snapped . |
| 23 | There were people bringing baking before going to work ; people carrying in the food given by our friends in City Centre businesses ; and ladies from St. Mary 's R.C. Cathedral arriving for duty in the Undercroft ; so many other helpers too , reminding me of Nan Munn 's immortal lines , ‘ each to their stations/We 're ready for the off/Where is John Gibson/Where 's my tin box ’ ; people handing in contributions ; Miss Cameron 's chauffeur , with dog collar instead of peaked cap , delivering her , before his car took up its privileged position for the Week in the Standard Life car park ; and last , and most important , the good friends in the community who came to support us . |
| 24 | But , this one , that 's close to me or whatever mum 's saying there remi , was reminding me of that Der der der |
| 25 | There was also no lack of contacts , who , starved of literature , were exhilarated to be able to talk about Eliot : a Captain Richardson , whom I met in Eritrea , engaged to a charming Italian , proved one of those contacts whom the war brought together and separated , reminding me in some ways of the young Eliot and Jean Verdenal . |
| 26 | The only reason I was here was because Joyce , who was to spend the first two days at the Centre with me , had continuously reminded me on the journey that the decision to go to Bristol had been mine and mine alone . |
| 27 | Pleased , that is , until I discovered that I had forgotten to bring the tea bags — the subsequent ‘ Well , why did n't you bring them then 's , ‘ Why is it always my fault 's reminded me of the Quentin Crisp line that marriage was impossible for him because he could not have tolerated an endless succession of mornings when the first words he heard were , ‘ And another thing ’ — and that there were no birds . |
| 28 | The sweeping contours of the hill at that point have always reminded me of a huge wave about to break , and it 's an uncomfortable thought trying to imagine where you might stop for lunch , and what would happen if you dropped your orange . |
| 29 | Agnes nodded and smiled at her ; then , as Nan came behind the counter , she whispered to her , ‘ His lordship has reminded me of the time . |
| 30 | In a vague way , I thought , he had reminded me of Derry Welfram . |