Example sentences of "[noun sg] follow the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like a camera my restless mind followed the rabid mongrels of Puno as they roamed down the narrow streets , through the tight patchwork of market stalls , over the rubble-lined railway track , to fight at last over a pair of cow 's horns I had seen earlier topping a pile of refuse . |
| 2 | The US perpetual preferred offering follows the successful launch by LASMO on 28th May of the US$350 million yankee bonds . |
| 3 | The deal follows the recent announcement of the production of a pure form of the hormone by researchers from the institute , using genetic engineering techniques . |
| 4 | I do have to say that on occasion I found myself baulking at a certain inconsistent and artificialsounding short reverberation effect following the odd sudden soloist ( trumpet or saxophone ) sforzando ( two specific cases are mentioned above ) , but this is a price I 'm more than willing to pay for the added ambience and clarity that Nippon Columbia has afforded these treasurable recordings . |
| 5 | After that she pushed the older woman from her mind while concentrating upon several small tasks , and at mid morning she took a break to follow the covered path leading towards the chalets . |
| 6 | Sarella turned in time to catch Marc 's worried glance following the reckless path of the jeep , but then he turned , and she could almost believe she 'd imagined that fleeting expression when he gave her a cynical smile and said , ‘ If it 's proverbs he wants I could have swopped him a more appropriate one . ’ |
| 7 | The domestic malt market is becoming far less predictable with increased import competition and continued concentration within the brewing industry following the far-reaching Monopolies and Mergers Commission ruling on tied estates last year . |
| 8 | The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts , Manufactures and Commerce ( RSA ) has outlined new plans for its Better Environment Awards for Industry following the prime minister 's announcement that there will be a new Queen 's Award for Environmental Achievement . |
| 9 | On Nov. 27 , two days after the reappointment of Simon Achidi Achu as Prime Minister , a new Cabinet was named in an apparent attempt to appease the opposition following the disputed victory of President Paul Biya in the October presidential poll [ see p. 39130 ] . |
| 10 | Furthermore , at a time of heart-searching following the commercial difficulties of the Anglo-French Concorde project , and with de Gaulle no longer in power , the French space science community had difficulty in persuading the politicians of the need for France to go it alone in space . |
| 11 | Normally Charles and Diana would not sit together at state banquets , but their separation last night took on a new poignancy following the official announcement earlier this week that they have split . |
| 12 | The fact that Egypt had swiftly joined the United States-led anti-Iraqi military coalition following the Iraqi action guaranteed that the ACC would not be revived in its previous form . |
| 13 | The languages of earth — English , Italian , Hindustani and Chinese particularly — were known in some variation everywhere , though it seemed the Autarch — who had come to power in the confusion following the failed Reconciliation — favoured English , which was the preferred linguistic currency almost everywhere now . |
| 14 | Rolling back the pay-off via decision 2a , the EV following the initial development project is £42k . |
| 15 | Rolling back the pay-off via decision 2a , the EV following the initial development project is £42k . |
| 16 | From the early 1920s Chiang devoted much of his attention to suppressing his communist rivals rather than forming a united front with them to resist the Japanese , but they established a strong base in the northwest following the Long March of 1934 . |
| 17 | After taking over the Tramways Department following the sudden death of Lancaster , Charles Furness became responsible for several innovations . |
| 18 | Where the terrain demanded , as under Velebit , the roads left the coast to follow the interior polja behind the coastal ranges . |
| 19 | Video is a good medium with which to move them away from the beginner 's preoccupation with individual words to an attempt to follow the general drift of a message . |
| 20 | Had the crowd not been prepared to accept the directions of the stewards at Carlisle Square and had they made an attempt to follow the original route , there would have been a major clash with the RUC and the loyalists and large-scale violence . |
| 21 | It is always a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Ashton-under-Lyne ( Mr. Sheldon ) . |
| 22 | It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Cardiff , North ( Mr. Jones ) , because he has mentioned issues to which I intend to refer , including the burning of hospital waste . |
| 23 | It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Wakefield ( Mr. Hinchliffe ) . |
| 24 | It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Ludlow ( Mr. Gill ) , who launched a scathing attack on the common agricultural policy . |
| 25 | Some raucous laughter followed the ribald remark . |
| 26 | Thus the 1986 Social Security Act followed the so-called Fowler Reviews , which had a restricted membership , took only limited evidence ( which was not reproduced in the final report ) and resulted in a Green Paper that largely became the 1986 Act . |
| 27 | Defries 's gaze followed the careering hoverspeeder . |
| 28 | This gallery follows the usual pattern , with wool room behind and stables below . |
| 29 | Filmed in the Bavarian town of Passau where similar events occurred , THE NASTY GIRL follows the early progress of Sonja ( Lena Stolze ) from happy provincial childhood in the years of post-war austerity to top girl in class , romance with her teacher and local celebrity as winner of a national essay competition . |
| 30 | The revision follows the increasing emphasis placed by users of financial statements in many countries on historical cash flow information as an indicator of an enterprise 's performance and future sources and uses of cash . |