Example sentences of "[noun sg] followed [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We do swear — ’ He paused , and a murmur followed him with some clearer , harsher voices audible amongst it : ‘ We do swear — ’ He went on : ‘ Never to swerve , ’ and they said it together , ‘ Never to swerve — from our present path — till we have cleansed the country — or this oppressive Act . |
| 2 | The dilemma followed me through the publication of a few accounts of my researches . |
| 3 | The climax came when Cornish Lady appeared in the western Channel , her progress was monitored and the cutter Alert , with Jim Cameron in command followed her into the river Exe , keeping in close radio contact with the waiting officers on shore . |
| 4 | ‘ The British Intelligence followed me to Spain , ’ he went on . |
| 5 | Nkrumah 's mother was converted to Christianity by a German Roman Catholic priest and the boy followed her into the Church . |
| 6 | Izanami died when giving birth to the fire god , and the distraught Izanagi followed her to the Land of Gloom , where he was appalled by the sight of her body infested with maggots . |
| 7 | But another sister followed me at the Dowsons when I left to get married . |
| 8 | I rose hurriedly and stumbled towards the door but the redolence followed me in a wave . |
| 9 | They were rusticated like naughty undergraduates to remote provinces — Molotov as ambassador to Ulan Bator , Malenkov to run a power station , Kaganovich to run a cement works , while Marshals Zhukov and Bulganin in due course followed them into retirement . |
| 10 | Her escort followed her into the sitting-room . |
| 11 | Fife and Drum followed him with their eyes , showing no surprise . |
| 12 | A year later his father followed him to the grave . |
| 13 | The word followed him into the courtyard . |
| 14 | And bittern booming followed us at intervals all day . |
| 15 | The summery sound of a corn bunting 's ‘ jangling keys ’ song followed us across the fields as , at day 's end , we finally made our way back to the car . |
| 16 | The noise of the music followed her up the cobbled street , getting fainter as she walked . |
| 17 | The music followed her into the bathroom . |
| 18 | The young man followed him into the hall , carefully wiping his feet on the mat . |
| 19 | The man followed her into the Misselbrook and Weston grocer 's store in Springvale near Winchester . |
| 20 | Detectives say a man followed her into the toilets and raped her . |
| 21 | In June this year , a student was raped after a man followed her into toilets in St. Giles in the city centre . |
| 22 | The budget deficit quadrupled in the 1980s , and the public debt followed it into the stratosphere . |
| 23 | By this time , the woman had left her car and the officer followed her into the house . |
| 24 | However , credit must also be given to Saya Yá2wshu ( Saya means teacher ) , the seconded catechist , who for my first year followed me like a shadow , to enlarge my vocabulary and lengthen my conversations and sermons . |
| 25 | The throb of Marvin Gaye 's Grapevine followed them down the twisting road . |
| 26 | All was apparently well until her brother followed her to Rome , discovered her whereabouts and threatened to kill both her and her ‘ half-German ’ baby . |
| 27 | A Country Diary : OXFORDSHIRE : On the first morning of this month , whilst watching the usual passage of gulls to the local refuse-dump , I spotted a flock of waders , estimated at between 300 and 400 , much higher up and heading due south , and , a matter of seconds later , a similar party followed them on the same course , and I was able to identify them as Golden Plover . |
| 28 | Behind her Rose followed her at a wheezing trot , keeping up with her , until she suddenly mastered the antiquated machine , and sped away , feeling like a Swiss mountaineer with his St Bernard dog , setting off on his errand of mercy . |