Example sentences of "follow [pers pn] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Standing outside in the gloom of the area she said , quite naturally , " You go ahead , dear , and I 'll follow you after a minute or two . |
| 2 | ‘ Fenella can follow you in a day 's time . ’ |
| 3 | We went to see Antigone in Greek but although we were well primed beforehand you ca n't follow it without a crib . |
| 4 | Nobody forces you to consume the equivalent of halfa dozen eggs at one meal , but it is very easy to do so , so if you have eaten a mousseline of scallops , red mullet , and écrevisses floating in a lake of sabayon sauce , then do not follow it with a honey ice cream or one of those ali baba affairs nor with a peach charlotte containing five egg yolks , but rather with a tarte fine chaude aux pommes acidulées , which is nothing more outlandish or richer than an old-fashioned apple tart made on a base of puff pastry . |
| 5 | The story excited some comment , and no little pointing of fingers , in Fleet Street — and Greek Street — but ultimately led Event into deeper water when the magazine printed an allegation about a Daily Mirror executive , and was obliged to promptly follow it with a full-page apology and retraction in the face of legal action . |
| 6 | Two of the Moi carrying short poles followed them to a dugout canoe moored by the camp , and they paddled across the river to the plain on the other side . |
| 7 | Alyssia blew some of the flyaway blonde strands away from her face and followed them to a small table at the back of the café , hoping that she would not have to endure half an hour of French conversation while she sat on the sidelines , wondering whether what they were discussing was really as animated and interesting as it appeared . |
| 8 | Gaily followed them at a discreet distance and watched as they lowered Miss Faith Lavender into her last resting place . |
| 9 | Tero followed them at a distance , watching her new friend with sorrowful anxious eyes . |
| 10 | I followed them onto a narrow , crumbling ledge above the ravine where the wind hurled us against the wall . |
| 11 | I rose hurriedly and stumbled towards the door but the redolence followed me in a wave . |
| 12 | However , credit must also be given to Saya Yá2wshu ( Saya means teacher ) , the seconded catechist , who for my first year followed me like a shadow , to enlarge my vocabulary and lengthen my conversations and sermons . |
| 13 | They say , ah well , we followed you for a tenth of a mile , right , and it took you so long to cover that . |
| 14 | Hoomey followed him with a feeling of profound respect , even admiration , his panic soothed , his responsibilities comfortably shifted . |
| 15 | I smiled obediently at this never-before-heard witticism , and followed him to a tank of Koi . |
| 16 | I was so surprised that I followed him without a word . |
| 17 | He opened the door by his desk , and they followed him into a large room filled with dark , solid furniture . |
| 18 | I followed him into a small room beside the kitchen . |
| 19 | She followed him into a tiny , brightly lit room that was suffused with the most delectable scents of cooking . |
| 20 | I followed him into a small room . |
| 21 | He rose and staggered out and we followed him into a stinking alleyway a short distance from the tavern . |
| 22 | Still a little numb from shock , Juliet followed him into a huge hall , all gilt objects , velvet hangings , mirrors and oil-paintings . |
| 23 | Scowling at his broad , white-sweatered back , she followed him into a room as neat and orderly as an operating theatre . |
| 24 | ‘ You 're in here , ’ Ven remarked , taking up her case and heading for the door on the left of the French windows — and as she followed him into a pleasant bedroom , ‘ With luck , by the time you 've unpacked , the waiter will be here with some tea . ’ |
| 25 | The carpet sucked the soles of our shoes as we followed him through a drunken , grasping audience towards a small dressing room to the left of the stage , upon which Tanya was enjoying bananas for dessert . |
| 26 | I followed him through a washroom and into a barrack room with a tiled floor . |
| 27 | She followed him through a network of alleyways until he mistakenly darted into a cul-de-sac . |
| 28 | Julia followed him through a tall , wrought-iron gate and waited on the weedy gravel in front of the pale yellow walls of a large square villa as he pulled a long , iron bell . |
| 29 | They followed him through a narrow passageway into the old town . |
| 30 | Claudia followed him in a daze . |