Example sentences of "followed [prep] an [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Some tablets used the word ‘ o-no ’ , thought to be ‘ wonos ’ ( = price ) , with a commodity and then followed with an amount of some other commodity , such as olive oil or wool .
2 One of the more encouraging features of the modern international corporation or organisation is the careful consideration of its mission followed by an assessment of its broad social and economic role as an extension of basic mission .
3 Regular readers will have noticed that a number of our recipes are now followed by an assessment of their nutritional content .
4 This is followed by an assessment of the alternative means of funding .
5 Emphasizing each word as though it were followed by an exclamation mark , he announced , grinning : ‘ Here — is — Zamoyski ! ’
6 This refusal is much more of a " classic " polite refusal : it is not immediate ( being offset instead by laughter , which also marks it as " non-serious " ) and is immediately followed by an excuse ( " I 'm gon na take Natasha over the park " ) , which could also be seen as a bid to be treated as doing something equivalently onerous : looking after a child instead of washing up .
7 She felt too uptight to embark on cooking her chicken dish that night , so she organised a simpler meal of terrine , followed by an omelette and fruit .
8 She saw a look of real dislike cross Mrs Browning 's face , quickly followed by an expression of exasperation .
9 OPT is followed by an expression with the following meanings : Code Assembled Starting at P% Code Assembled Starting at 0% The possible assembler errors are : Out of range — error code 40 .
10 Law 8 , Advantage states ‘ The referee shall not whistle for an infringement during play which is followed by an advantage gained by the offending team … a mere opportunity to gain advantage is not sufficient ’ .
11 Later comes a stage of respect for justice : recognition of the importance of rules for community living , followed by an awareness of the universality of some of these rules and their embodiment in principles of individual human rights applying across varying cultures and societies .
12 Mair ( 1990 : 155 ) adds a further observation : The most pointed example of the temporal reorientation forced by the presence of an infinitival complement clause is provided by the verb thank , which turns into its own antonym when followed by an infinitive , changing its meaning from " express gratitude for a benefit received " to " ask " — as in I 'll thank you to be quiet .
13 Followed by an entourage of officials and clamouring photographers , Chief Executive , Ralph Ellis ( left ) leads Neil Kinnock , Irene Adams and Gordon McMaster on a tour of the factory .
14 Poor polls , one showing Labour ahead by six points , were followed by an attack by a former chancellor , Nigel Lawson , who questioned the government 's ability to govern .
15 Official sources detailed an attack on a garrison at Bardai , followed by an attack on officials conveying military funds on Sept. 18 and an attack on the Zoumri garrison on Sept. 20 .
16 It was also followed by an intensification of a process which had already begun , the adoption of European institutions and standards in other parts of the world .
17 This is followed by an overflow event and then the main event over the triangular 650 metre circuit of Wellington St. , Church St. and Mill St. Mike Bell from the Merseyside team won in 1990 , lapping all but two of the field in the process .
18 He was from the Sheffield and was followed by an officer from the staff of the operations ship of Admiral Woodward , who was accompanied by his wife and little daughter .
19 It is generally accepted that an analysis of functions ( ie using the FAI ) is a prerequisite to the use of the other instruments , as illustrated in 14.4 , which shows the planned sequence of application for the study ; moving from the method tailoring phase to the development of the requirements specification , followed by an evaluation of the proposed system in the final stages using the Benefits Analysis Instrument .
20 This will be followed by an evaluation of the arguments for and against the replacement of EC member countries ' currencies with a single European currency .
21 For this reason the report is followed by an Appendix , to which references are often made in the text .
22 But for the first group , stimulus A was sometimes followed by an event ( X ) having high associative strength and sometimes by one having no strength ( Y ) .
23 This is followed by an exploration of certain circumstances which may present a particular set of difficulties for clients , their families and the social worker .
24 But the enemy success there was not followed by an invasion of England .
25 Cyprus was de facto divided between two states , the ( Greek Cypriot ) Republic of Cyprus and the ( Turkish Cypriot ) TRNC in 1975 after the civil war which had been precipitated in 1974 by a coup by Greek Cypriot supporters of union with Greece which was followed by an invasion by Turkish troops .
26 The reaction was stopped by adding 80 µl 2 M perchloric acid followed by an incubation at 37°C for 30 minutes .
27 Each consisted of an hour 's physical exercise followed by an hour 's discussion .
28 The explosions in March and April of 1969 at an electricity sub station in Castlereagh and at the Silent Valley reservoir in the Mournes were followed by an explosion at an electricity sub-station over the border in County Donegal .
29 Now , clearly outlined on the ground in large letters formed of Brownies , was the word BOG , followed by an arrow of human figures pointing to the green swamp !
30 Refreshment had not brought inspiration , however , and he was beginning to despair of ever deciding what to do next when the crunching of car tyres on the gravel by his windows was followed by an exchange that instantly resolved his difficulty .
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