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

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1 In another case , a pimp repeatedly followed a girl to her house in an attempt to force her back on to the streets .
2 Thus placemen tended to take their cue from party chieftains rather than from the sovereign or Court , and when a party fell from power there usually followed a purge of its placemen .
3 Andrew and John were recruited with the objective of being prepared for Shell work on the Brent contract , and have systematically followed a route of planned training , to work for Wood Group Engineering Contractors on a Shell site and installation .
4 That had followed a request by the accused to see a senior officer .
5 This was the sort of reaction that usually followed a burst of temper bordering on rage .
6 We have followed a policy of keeping tight control of immigration .
7 Silvia had stuck to her promises for the first couple of days , but then had followed a catalogue of excuses and cancelled lessons that had left Ronni feeling angry and on edge .
8 A decline in employment has followed a decline in the overall level of employment in the British Merchant Navy deep-sea trades .
9 Reports suggested that the demonstration , which had led police to seal off the city centre , had followed a series of unsanctioned rallies in Frunze against high local unemployment .
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