Example sentences of "his [noun pl] following " in BNC.
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| 1 | His whole life seemed to hang on each letter in Annie 's hand , his eyes following it until she handed it into the crowd or placed it on a pile to one side and then he would fix on the next letter and the next . |
| 2 | Guy found his eyes following the gesture . |
| 3 | And she 'd never want to , she reminded herself resolutely as she turned her back on him and walked towards the house , acutely conscious of his eyes following her every step . |
| 4 | Penry came to lean in the doorway , his eyes following her about as she took packets and tins from the cupboard , making her decidedly uneasy . |
| 5 | Robyn gasped and felt the sharp ache deep in the pit of her stomach , as his hands covered both breasts , moulding and squeezing , gasped again as she felt his lips following his touch and she felt the pull of his mouth , sucking and probing at each aroused nipple . |
| 6 | Behind her , she heard Rohan say something low-voiced and fierce to her father , and then his footsteps following her . |
| 7 | Scotland have claimed pushover tries against the Welsh on their last three visits to Murrayfield and though the Welsh front-row emerged with considerable scrummage plaudits from their tussle with England , I have observed before in these columns that Martin Bayfield is not in the same league as Paul Ackford as a scrummaging lock ; Jason Leonard , too , hardly seems to be at the peak of his powers following the bone-graft operation in his neck during the close season . |
| 8 | Gavin 's parents say he never fully recovered , and he left them a poem about his feelings following the attack . |
| 9 | The King waited a moment and then turned back , his bishops following . |
| 10 | Today Bob is visiting Clinton Tanner , a tetraplegic who is confined to a wheelchair and has little use of his hands following an accident when he dived into a swimming pool . |
| 11 | Then he spun around and strode out of the door , his men following after without a word . |
| 12 | He had a photograph of himself on his postcards and he signed his letters following the original tailpiece ‘ everbest ’ . |
| 13 | He issued a ‘ your jobs are safe ’ message to his ministers following demands for sackings from backbenchers . |