Example sentences of "follow [noun prp] [prep] the " 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 | She followed Will along the mean cobbled streets until he paused alongside a narrow alley . |
| 4 | Several companions followed Peregrine through the congestion of officers and baggage . |
| 5 | She put down her coffee cup and , nodding at Ratchette , followed Caitlin from the office . |
| 6 | A couple of years later , Ion Iliescu followed Trofin into the wilderness . |
| 7 | Graham and Laidlaw exchanged relieved glances then followed Jenkins into the white-walled corridor . |
| 8 | ‘ Sure , ’ Laidlaw said then followed Jenkins to the door . |
| 9 | He followed Garry into the end house . |
| 10 | After a moment , he followed Sophie into the bathroom . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . ’ |
| 14 | Willie stood sleepily to his feet and followed Zach into the hall , closing the door behind them . |
| 15 | Ace followed Kosi from the room . |
| 16 | Her gaze followed Ellen as the girl moved about the room , straightening the crimson velvet bed curtains , placing another log on the fire . |
| 17 | Zambia followed Tammuz into the hangar . |
| 18 | He followed Tammuz up the corridor into his office and accepted a plastic cup of lukewarm killer coffee . |
| 19 | After lengthy farewells Rachel followed David across the grounds to the Rosemount wing , which turned out to be a new building that had only recently been opened . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | perhaps , he thought as he followed Maisie down the front path , it was that he knew them only as fathers , as people whose primary function was to stand at the edge of swimming pools , dank gymnasia or football fields , their collective manhoods bruised by nurture , blurring with age and helpless love . |
| 22 | Two green-uniformed Dragoons followed Sharpe into the trees . |
| 23 | The Irishman swung himself into the saddle , then followed Sharpe in the footsteps of the Highlanders . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | Even so , it took great nerve and daring to ride that wind for such a distance and it is a fitting tribute to the bravery of the balloon pioneers , yet it will be seen that those men and women who followed Sadler into the skies display , in their own way , no less daring than he . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | Zambia nodded and Tammuz followed Roirbak outside the room . |
| 29 | Trying to control the trembling in her legs , which felt as though they were made of cotton wool , Laura silently followed Ross across the green lawns to their guest cottage , where Carole had laid out the cold supper . |
| 30 | 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 . |