Example sentences of "followed [pers pn] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The throb of Marvin Gaye 's Grapevine followed them down the twisting road . |
| 2 | A Country Diary : OXFORDSHIRE : On the first morning of this month , whilst watching the usual passage of gulls to the local refuse-dump , I spotted a flock of waders , estimated at between 300 and 400 , much higher up and heading due south , and , a matter of seconds later , a similar party followed them on the same course , and I was able to identify them as Golden Plover . |
| 3 | She ignored the amazed looks that followed them up the long hill out of town , glad to reach home long before the other two . |
| 4 | After a long time , the music started to play again and Cousin Jane and Mike walked back down the aisle and out of the church and everyone followed them into the sunny afternoon . |
| 5 | She left her second cup of tea , and she followed me to the front door . |
| 6 | I followed him to the cold lands of the north , and bought dogs and a sledge . |
| 7 | She followed him to the third floor , then along the gallery to a closed door . |
| 8 | That is a talent that followed him to the Foreign Office and to the Department of Health , where he helped Ken Clarke take on hospital doctors attacking their tales of long hours as ‘ fishermen 's stories ’ . |
| 9 | Sarah followed him up the narrow stairs with her bag , her eyes on his thin , dirty bare legs and ragged trousers . |
| 10 | He ignored her enquiry so she hauled herself out , slipped on a long T-shirt and followed him into the other room . |
| 11 | She followed him into the other room and sat down on the sofa to pour out while Penry put a match to the kindling in the stove . |
| 12 | Mosley did find kindred spirits in the Labour movement , some of whom followed him into the New Party and a smaller proportion into fascism , but although the party conference and the Labour movement in general were sympathetic to his practical suggestions , the Labour government rejected his proposals . |
| 13 | When Michele had retrieved the crutch from the back seat Luce followed him into the bare concrete building and waited while he knocked at the door of one of the ground-floor flats . |
| 14 | She rose obediently and followed him into the small counselling-room across the corridor from the nurses ' station , relieved to remember that Deana Davenport had the day off today . |
| 15 | As I followed him into the little building I smiled to myself . |
| 16 | Dougal followed him into the little garden . |
| 17 | She nodded in what she hoped was an equally casual manner and followed him across the crowded foyer to the social club . |
| 18 | Grimma followed him across the chilly floor as more nomes filed into the shed and huddled apprehensively along the walls . |
| 19 | The file of other passengers followed him across the iron-hard snow , to where a queue of strange vehicles waited for them , engines ticking over . |
| 20 | Wexford followed him through the pleached walk and they entered the house by a glazed garden door . |
| 21 | In 1223 Richard was once again in the retinue of William Marshal and followed him over the next few years into Wales , Ireland , and Brittany . |
| 22 | I followed him out the back door . |
| 23 | When he 'd moored the boat and helped her out Michele followed her through the rear lobby and into the foyer . |
| 24 | He nodded and followed her through the back door into the kitchen . |
| 25 | David followed her up the short path between the borders of spring flowers . |
| 26 | The noise of the music followed her up the cobbled street , getting fainter as she walked . |
| 27 | Julia followed her to the private bed-sitting room , where her child was happily playing in his cot . |
| 28 | I followed her to the Georgian wing where the rooms were more human size . |
| 29 | Endill followed her to the sick bay . |
| 30 | Benjamin and I hid our exasperation , took our cloaks and followed her into the snow-covered grounds . |