Example sentences of "followed [pers pn] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The throb of Marvin Gaye 's Grapevine followed them down the twisting road . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | She ignored the amazed looks that followed them up the long hill out of town , glad to reach home long before the other two . |
| 5 | Gaily followed them at a discreet distance and watched as they lowered Miss Faith Lavender into her last resting place . |
| 6 | I followed them onto a narrow , crumbling ledge above the ravine where the wind hurled us against the wall . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | She left her second cup of tea , and she followed me to the front door . |
| 9 | They say , ah well , we followed you for a tenth of a mile , right , and it took you so long to cover that . |
| 10 | I followed him to the cold lands of the north , and bought dogs and a sledge . |
| 11 | She followed him to the third floor , then along the gallery to a closed door . |
| 12 | 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 ’ . |
| 13 | Sarah followed him up the narrow stairs with her bag , her eyes on his thin , dirty bare legs and ragged trousers . |
| 14 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 15 | I followed him into a small room beside the kitchen . |
| 16 | I followed him into a small room . |
| 17 | She followed him into a tiny , brightly lit room that was suffused with the most delectable scents of cooking . |
| 18 | Still a little numb from shock , Juliet followed him into a huge hall , all gilt objects , velvet hangings , mirrors and oil-paintings . |
| 19 | He rose and staggered out and we followed him into a stinking alleyway a short distance from the tavern . |
| 20 | He opened the door by his desk , and they followed him into a large room filled with dark , solid furniture . |
| 21 | He ignored her enquiry so she hauled herself out , slipped on a long T-shirt and followed him into the other room . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | As I followed him into the little building I smiled to myself . |
| 27 | Dougal followed him into the little garden . |
| 28 | She nodded in what she hoped was an equally casual manner and followed him across the crowded foyer to the social club . |
| 29 | Grimma followed him across the chilly floor as more nomes filed into the shed and huddled apprehensively along the walls . |
| 30 | 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 . |