Example sentences of "[was/were] follow by [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Plange hit back with two tries in three minutes — and when Mark Aston 's conversion and penalty were followed by a 46th-minute debut try from Gary Jack , it was all over . |
| 2 | These were followed by a wide range of commissions which display his inventive powers , including the Gothic Marischal College of 1837 , the New Market of 1840 , and in the same year his headquarters of the North of Scotland Bank , with its quadrant corner screen and richly decorated interior incorporating the Parthenon frieze . |
| 3 | These were followed by a Soviet Government decree on 28 June 1918 which nationalised all branches of industry . |
| 4 | The ace of diamonds and another club ruff were followed by a second heart ruff in dummy , leaving the following position : |
| 5 | Drinks were served and these were followed by a splendid steak dinner at the large dining-table . |
| 6 | Light beer and vodka were followed by a simple but nourishing meal of stewed meat and boiled potatoes , preceded by borscht . |
| 7 | They were followed by a port-wine jelly and a cold soup . |
| 8 | The day began with lively classes given by Jean Parmiter and Joan Gatfield ; these classes were followed by a tasty Ploughman 's lunch when members were joined by our President , Lady Braithwaite and her husband , Sir Franklin . |
| 9 | These were followed by a fourth sortie of around one hour ten minutes , involving a display . |
| 10 | The raids were followed by a military action on the ground , and neutral Cambodia was drawn into the conflict , with appalling loss of life there over the next few years . |
| 11 | Purges of Stalin 's leadership rivals were followed by an immense extension of bureaucratic control of the economy and a ruthless party programme of forced industrialization and collectivization of Soviet agriculture , carried out with enormous loss of life from the late 1920s onwards . |
| 12 | And then the warm-ups in September for the World Cup were followed by the best seat in the house for the World Cup , the ideally placed bench for the Irish replacements . |
| 13 | When when they left the church the bride and groom were followed by the best man and the bridesmaid . |
| 14 | The next year they were followed by the first Clayton Volunteers ( named after the Reverend ( Tubby Clayton , founder of TocH ) . |
| 15 | Trouble is , I do n't know what he 'd do - " He broke off suddenly and turned his head away , whispering , " My father , my father , my father … " in a way so bitter and desperate that she turned to him and held him ; and although they had already stayed far longer than on previous nights , she had a sudden foreboding of events , so that she needed to love him again , now ; and a little while later , without thinking of the danger , she cried out with the joy of him : a single shriek in the night that echoed in the trees below the house and was followed by a strange , almost tangible silence . |
| 16 | It was followed by a strange feeling of detachment , as if she 'd suddenly gone somewhere else . |
| 17 | In 1986 the FHS published its Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660–1840 , an important book which was followed by a comprehensive index volume . |
| 18 | The creation of these facilities was followed by a Soviet attempt to rectify the unfavourable strategic balance it faced through the introduction of intermediate range missiles into Cuba . |
| 19 | It was followed by a hollow echo which sounded , he fancied , strangely like the bouncing of strange bones . |
| 20 | This was followed by a deep recession ( 1981–82 ) and energy conservation measures , with a consequential fall in world oil demand and prices . |
| 21 | This was followed by a two-day stay in Zambia , where he met President Kenneth Kaunda , and a private visit to the United Kingdom . |
| 22 | This was followed by a second resolution , proposed by Dent ( Newcastle upon Tyne ) and seconded by J Paul ( Ayrshire ) to the effect : That the matter of this Association be referred to a special committee consisting of the President of this Conference ( the Rev W B Sleight ) as Chairman , and twelve gentlemen ( six deaf and dumb and six hearing ) . |
| 23 | But , according to Moore ( 1938a ) , " occasional specimens are taken in which the presence of a second set of teeth within the marginal ones indicates that the original stoppage of growth was followed by a second slight growing period , this in turn being replaced by a second period of thickening and growth stoppage , but such specimens are too rare to be a serious source of error " . |
| 24 | Adherence to Lancaster meant a further forfeiture in 1461 , but this was followed by a second restoration in 1470 . |
| 25 | The basis for a new statute and manifesto to be adopted by the congress , it was followed by a heated debate which illustrated the division between reformers and conservatives , but the documents approved on Feb. 1 showed that moderate reformers had been victorious . |
| 26 | A brief post-war boom brought inflation , which was followed by a sharp recession and unemployment . |
| 27 | 1979 was a time of personal change , too , because the move abroad was followed by a major restructuring of the business which Laura eventually accepted , having first found a means of making it workable to her . |
| 28 | An initial steep climb , made difficult only by the altitude , was followed by a gradual ascent to the high point ( around 5400m ) at the far end of the summit ridge . |
| 29 | The Congress lasted three days , and was followed by a two week Information Course at the Institute . |
| 30 | This was followed by a three-year trial period for successful candidates , who had then to sit a second examination ( examen de classement ) . |