Example sentences of "follow [noun prp] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 I followed Holmes along the path back to the house .
2 Mrs Funnell followed Peggy into the kitchen , talking all the way .
3 Several companions followed Peregrine through the congestion of officers and baggage .
4 She put down her coffee cup and , nodding at Ratchette , followed Caitlin from the office .
5 A couple of years later , Ion Iliescu followed Trofin into the wilderness .
6 ‘ Sure , ’ Laidlaw said then followed Jenkins to the door .
7 He followed Garry into the end house .
8 After a moment , he followed Sophie into the bathroom .
9 She came in by the side-door just as the clients arrived , and , taking Joanna 's overall from the peg , she followed Sophie into the waiting-room .
10 Again Millie said , ‘ Good morning , ma'am , , then turned and followed Ben to the cart , from which there was now a great scattering away of children , before once more they formed a group as if into a combined force .
11 He followed Trent over the rail on to the dock , prodding him with the tip of his knife : ‘ We go jus ' leetle way in the jungle , leetle dog . ’
12 Willie stood sleepily to his feet and followed Zach into the hall , closing the door behind them .
13 Ace followed Kosi from the room .
14 Her gaze followed Ellen as the girl moved about the room , straightening the crimson velvet bed curtains , placing another log on the fire .
15 Zambia followed Tammuz into the hangar .
16 He followed Tammuz up the corridor into his office and accepted a plastic cup of lukewarm killer coffee .
17 A Sergeant Williams in London followed Tawell from the train around several of the capital 's coffee houses before he returned to Quaker 's lodgings at Cheapside .
18 Briefly , as she followed Lucenzo across the marble floor , she caught a glimpse inside a dark , spacious room where she could just make out the shape of elegant furniture and banners hanging from a painted ceiling lit by the light from the hall .
19 Peter produced a bottle of Bacardi , poured himself a large measure , added some coca cola , looked in the fridge , commented gloomily , ‘ No ice , ’ and followed Rodney into the living room .
20 Cowley followed Roz across the garden , making conversational comment upon the neatness of the flower borders , and the obvious care that had gone into making the garden a comfortable and relaxing place for both adults and children .
21 Zambia nodded and Tammuz followed Roirbak outside the room .
22 Benjamin , who had been walking for a month , found himself less welcome in his mother 's room and followed Ruth around the house like a pet lamb .
23 Pascoe followed Gwen into the kitchen .
24 ‘ For his sake , I hope you 're right , ’ Graham said softly then followed Laidlaw down the hallway and out into the night .
25 ‘ Like hell , ’ Graham replied good-humouredly then picked up his holdall and followed Laidlaw into the corridor , closing the door behind him .
26 Herr Nordern followed Bodo into the vestibule and on to the landing .
27 I followed Kalchu behind the crowd to a place where there were fewer people and we could go right up to the water 's edge .
28 And the little goblin followed Yanek up the mountain until they reached a high , lonely place where a waterfall ran down into a deep pool .
29 The major followed Kopyion into the radio communications room .
30 Maria followed Christ to the end ; he was her inspiring Lord , he had changed her life and she knew he could change others .
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