Example sentences of "[pers pn] be followed [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Down by the bus station I was followed by a gang of youths chanting ‘ Puff , the Magic Dragon ’ . |
| 2 | Each time she went out in her distinctive red Metro she was followed by a press posse . |
| 3 | She managed to pull them off but as she drove down the street she was followed by a cacophony of tin cans tied to the bumper . |
| 4 | We were followed by a family — mother , father and daughter . |
| 5 | All the captions for the numerous photographs are usually on the same page and often incorporate further observations : they are followed by a series of excellent maps with sketches of typical motifs which are repeated on plans indicating the horizons , thus simplifying the dates and locations . |
| 6 | It is followed by a sentence which does not continue the series of actions and which begins with what Quirk et al. |
| 7 | It is followed by a sentence of seven verbal phrases dependent on one main verb " is " which builds up a sense of being actively extended " lufand — thynkand — desirand — anedande — syngand — byrnand " yet also paradoxically " restand " . |
| 8 | Descombes describes a comparable paradoxical structure in his account of ‘ originary delay ’ : a first event can not be the first event if it is the only event ; it can not be said to be a first until it is followed by a second , which then retrospectively constitutes it as the first — which means that its firstness hovers over it as its meaning without being identifiable with it as such . |
| 9 | It is followed by a setting of Petrarch 's ‘ Hor ch'el Ciel e la Terra el vento tace ’ which begins with a breathtaking suggestion of total silence by means of more than twenty repetitions of a single triad . |
| 10 | It is followed by a chapter which surveys major social , economic and political developments in colonial Sri Lanka , the purpose of which is to provide information necessary for an understanding of the arguments presented later in the book . |
| 11 | It is followed by a section on specific entry requirements and then by a section for each of our eight faculties giving a description of the courses offered and of any special arrangements which apply to a particular faculty . |
| 12 | It was followed by a lunch party at a local restaurant where the tables had been placed outside in the cobbled square . |
| 13 | ‘ I found this on my return from America this morning ; it was followed by a phone call from my sister — a very emotional phone call , I might add — and I came here at once . ’ |
| 14 | It was followed by a roll call of state delegations which saw Clinton formally clinch the nomination with 3,372 votes compared with 596 for Brown , 209 for Tsongas and 77 for other candidates . |
| 15 | It was followed by a rash of local selective strikes by health-service workers , dustmen , even the grave-diggers of Liverpool . |
| 16 | A few seconds later it was followed by a sneeze . |
| 17 | A great flood in 1786 washed this away and it was followed by a bridge of 13 arches . |
| 18 | It was followed by a commotion on the stairs . |
| 19 | It was followed by a series of statutes that reduced local authorities to a minimalist role ( Glennerster et al . , |
| 20 | It was followed by a series of eight weekly sessions held in the early part of Monday evenings examining a range of issues in the area of personal effectiveness at work . |
| 21 | Any Radio 4 fans who settle down to ‘ The Archers ’ had a bonus on August 2nd if they stayed tuned in after the programme , because it was followed by a programme called ‘ Performing Miracles ’ and featured Sheila Dicks . |
| 22 | It was followed by a hammer blow that echoed like thunder through the steel hulk . |
| 23 | ‘ It was followed by a number of record-breaking sales such as jewellery , American paintings and silver . |
| 24 | South Carolina threatened to leave the United States in the , in the eighteen thirties and ultimately er in , in the eighteen sixties it did so and er it was followed by a number of other states , the so called confederate states . |
| 25 | The searing impact of recession left behind the raw legacy of redundant sites and workers in all of the northern conurbations , above all because it was followed by a period of jobless growth in industry ( 1982–87 ) . |
| 26 | It had been a marvellous wedding party and it was followed by a wedding night that she knew she would never forget . |
| 27 | It was followed by a silence so fraught with regret on Luce 's part that after a few seconds she had to admit the truth . |
| 28 | He was followed by a head and a paw as the now enraged Rosie attempted to squeeze herself through the same opening . |
| 29 | A few hours later he was followed by a twin sister , who was named Ashraf , and whose relationship with her brother remained passionate and painful all of their lives . |
| 30 | So many people wanted to get close to him that wherever he went he was followed by a crowd of people . |