Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] follow a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The British move follows a request from Washington and at least four Hercules aircraft are expected to take part . |
| 2 | The changes at Education and at Social Security followed a series of strikes by teachers and a general strike held on Nov. 9 [ see p. 39187 ] , both directed against government-proposed legislation . |
| 3 | The death of the 75 year old woman followed a collision between this Ford Sierra and and a Minin in Gloucester . |
| 4 | The engine was left in a derelict state following a fire at the works . |
| 5 | In some cases , however , the information on contacts may be slender , particularly if the sexual encounter followed a pick-up in a pub or resulted from a drunken all-night party which had been gate-crashed , and the contact-tracer may then be involved in trips , often abortive , to the Jolly Fig and Navel in the seedier part of town to try to locate Suzie — ‘ … the one with the long blonde hair , pink mini-skirt , and acne ’ . |
| 6 | Wörner 's statement failed , however , to prevent a public controversy following a statement in mid-February by the West German Defence Minister , Gerhard Stoltenberg , who hinted that West German troops might be stationed in eastern Germany after unification . |
| 7 | The shoot-out came in Grove Hall park , Hackney , East London , after Scotland Yard 's Tactical Firearms Group staked out a nearby bank following a tip-off . |
| 8 | Public protest followed a judge who fined a rapist 2,000 after asserting that the woman had been guilty of contributory negligence by hitch-hiking . |
| 9 | The first edition of this book assumed a conveyance or transfer of the matrimonial home following a court order or agreement in matrimonial proceedings . |
| 10 | ‘ We are looking forward to the entire programme following a format the ELCA helped pioneer , ’ said John L Peterson , ELCA Director for Public Media . |
| 11 | The remains of Letelier were returned on Nov. 4 from Venezuela to the Chilean capital , Santiago , where they were buried in the central cemetery following a state funeral attended by President Patricio Aylwin Azócar and his entire Cabinet . |
| 12 | These commonly give optionholders the right to exercise their options for a fixed period following a scheme of arrangement becoming effective . |
| 13 | A dangerous crush followed a surge at the front of the stage and the security subsequently panicked . |
| 14 | As Foucault and others have demonstrated , the interpretation of information in contemporary society follows a set of discursive criteria which determine what is classified as objectively true and what is seen as subjective opinion or fiction . |
| 15 | NORTH EAST Essex looks likely to receive an extra MP following a review of constituencies by the Boundary Commission . |
| 16 | She faces charges of drunken driving following a road accident involving her Mercedes Sports Coupe in Donnybrook , Dublin , on May 20 last year . |
| 17 | Gronberg lost 50 per cent of the sight in her right eye following a car accident six weeks ago . |
| 18 | Each felt the need to study and take their work to a more intensive level following a year painting together from the life model at Piers Ottey 's studio . |
| 19 | Quinn is close to returning to first-team football following a knee injury and Atkinson has noted that the 29-year-old Merseysider would not be cup-tied . |
| 20 | I used a PC which would periodically refuse to recognise the hard disk following a period of perfectly normal operation , and crash with a ‘ General System Failure ’ report . |
| 21 | The European Boxing Union have ruled that Frenchman Jean-Baptiste Mendy can keep his European lightweight title following a row over a dope test which never took place . |
| 22 | So I went like a little lamb following a mother sheep , back to the same room . |
| 23 | As double finale , the thud of piercing impact followed a fraction of a second later by the blast of detonation … |
| 24 | Mr Harris , a sub-divisional commander based in the Co Down area , was on sick leave following a heart attack . |
| 25 | Quick and easy to prepare , not too heavy or sweet , it makes a fine choice to follow a roast — just leave it to cook while you eat the main course . |
| 26 | It will help in attacking this major issue to follow a sequence of steps : |
| 27 | In the second recitative of La mort de Didon ( book 1 , C.1709 ) an unexpected F major chord following a D minor cadence and a dramatic pause underline Dido 's exclamation ‘ Perfidious lover ! ’ admirably , and the account of her final moments in the next recitative is several times articulated in the same sensitive manner . |
| 28 | Mr Oak writes : ‘ I feel that members ’ attention should be brought to the following : ‘ The Durlia Club have not paid their rent since July 1990 ; they have failed to insure the building against fire , which is a serious breach of their lease ; they have failed to keep the building in reasonable repair following a fire in April 1991 . |
| 29 | The inquiry was set up a year ago by the Howard League for Penal Reform following a spate of suicides at Feltham since August 1991 . |
| 30 | Among the casualties are hamstring victim Stuart Ripley and Robbie Mustoe , out with an injured groin following a hospital scan yesterday . |