Example sentences of "[noun] follow the [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Sir Walter Scott followed the same track , saying ‘ I have a friend who is extraordinarily favoured with the visits of Queen Mab ’ .
2 This influential paper proceeded from an explanation that for many processes above the level of competence , the rate of movement of material can be expressed as a power function of some stress , to demonstrate that the largest portion of sediment transported by rivers is carried by flows which occur on average once or twice each year , and that transport of sand and dust by wind follows the same laws .
3 The process of feedback follows the same pattern of encoding , signalling and decoding .
4 Although in some instances the sex/style differences are very slight , they are quite consistent in that they usually tend in the same direction , much as Labov ( 1966 : 7 ) found for social class and style : ‘ Native New Yorkers differ in their usage in terms of absolute values of the variables , but the shifts between contrasting styles follow the same pattern in almost every case . ’
5 Since all the schools follow the same teaching plan and since the content of the programme followed by children in the early years is less demanding academically than that followed by adolescents , it is easy to argue that teachers in the lower grades require less training .
6 Computers follow the same strategy that General Grant followed against the South : do nothing fancy , stay out of trouble , take no risks and just grind the opponent bit by bit , piece by piece and square by square , into the dust .
7 Are all schools following the same rules ?
8 The first 20 minutes of the second half followed the same pattern before the deadlock was broken .
9 The calculation of the orbit of a photon in Schwarzschild space around the Sun follows the same steps as that for material particles given in Section 8.1 .
10 The use of dare as a modal auxiliary follows the same pattern as need .
11 Procedure Audit follows the same process as the SSM , using a conceptual model of the defined human activity to make a comparison with what is actually happening in practice .
12 Apart from Ireland it would seem that the smaller European countries have contained the situation better than have the larger ones , but this is an artefact since other small countries such as Belgium , Netherlands and Denmark follow the same trend as the larger countries .
13 Once you have lists where you are confident that you are hearing the tone correctly , these can then be used as drills following the same procedure as before , i.e. listening and mimicking down and across the lists : It is by no means always possible to find a high frame preceding the place of substitution .
14 Why should both groups follow the same course ?
15 Throughout the state of Hyderabad , the smaller stations followed the same pattern in miniature : stone-built , with strongly accented quoins , and heavy arcading often relieved by tubs of flowers and shrubs , and fine iron corner brackets and lamps .
16 Our weeks followed the same pattern .
17 Saturdays followed the same pattern , except that evenings were free .
18 Unknowingly Raistrick followed the same path as the St. Mary 's workers and came to the same conclusion : the instability of the antibacterial substance did not make further attempts worth while .
19 The shock and adjustment curve followed the same pattern in all countries but the timescale differed .
20 Left-wing Euro-haters follow the same logic .
21 For example , many cases of burglary followed the same pattern .
22 In the past it has always been assumed that the wall followed the same line as its medieval successor .
23 The Cash Collection/Enquiry Service follows the same philosophy of experienced and capable staff dealing with enquiries at the counter and so there has been an increase in the Administrative Assistants required for this service with a compensating reduction in clerical staff .
24 The snag here is that when the contours of the sand and soil take a sharp turn up , down , sideways or whatever the rabbit follows the same line .
25 unc Long division in decimals follows the same method .
26 All trainee managers follow the same route ; how fast and how far they develop depends entirely on their individual performance .
27 Pleat had the chance to follow the same path trod by Terry Venables at Tottenham but could n't come up with the necessary funds for a stake in the struggling First Division outfit .
28 Our referrals followed the same format as those to consultants and included requests for specific services when appropriate .
29 The pepsin output in response to gastrin releasing peptide followed the same pattern as the acid output .
30 Ebony and Ivory follows the same format as Look — No Hands , it is full of punchcard designs which can be used for other projects .
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