Example sentences of "[det] was followed [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was followed by a high-spirited flight to Florida . |
| 2 | This was followed by a deep recession ( 1981–82 ) and energy conservation measures , with a consequential fall in world oil demand and prices . |
| 3 | This was followed by a long and tense silence . |
| 4 | This was followed by a two-day stay in Zambia , where he met President Kenneth Kaunda , and a private visit to the United Kingdom . |
| 5 | This was followed by a full-sized machine , reputedly piloted by his coachman , in 1853 . |
| 6 | This was followed by a three-year trial period for successful candidates , who had then to sit a second examination ( examen de classement ) . |
| 7 | This was followed by a total computer failure ; only Jim Crofts 's sturdy IBM original portable saved the day . |
| 8 | This was followed by a heavy thump on the warped wooden frame and the window . |
| 9 | This was followed by a semi-independent girls ' hostel . |
| 10 | With Adrian Jones experiencing run-up stutters , this was followed by a stingy stint against Gloucestershire in the B&H and then a career-best 4 for 37 to dismantle Somerset . |
| 11 | This was followed by a non-inflammatory HBV carrier state at 27 weeks ( Fig 4 ) and a mild persistent hepatitis 33 weeks after transplantation . |
| 12 | This was followed by a growing uneasiness as Helen 's time drew near and a sensation , despite my physical condition , of being drained and miserable . |
| 13 | This was followed by a White Paper in 1965 which discontinued vouchers for unskilled black workers though unskilled white workers were still being admitted in large numbers . |
| 14 | The National General Secretary read out the greetings and good wishes received , and this was followed by the Immediate Past President , who introduced representatives of Institute Committees , visiting Presidents and Divisional Representatives and representing the Secretariat . |
| 15 | This was followed by the bowling-alley racket of stones and boulders ricocheting off the walls of the crater as they ascended from a great depth to gush out over our heads in billowing clouds of debris and Our equipment , clothes and bodies were penetrated by the finest , hardest black dust . |
| 16 | This was followed by the opportunistic deployment in the Shetlands following the Braer disaster . |
| 17 | This was followed by the scientific report of an expedition to Barra organised by the Biological Society of the University of Edinburgh ( Forrest et al. , 1936 ) , which included an account of the vegetation ( Watson & Barlow , 1936 ) . |
| 18 | This was followed by the main London museums , headed by the British Museum at 3.6 million visits ( The Economist , 1 August 1987 ) . |
| 19 | It had been a long , tiring day … first this big house to be cleaned , then the uphill trek to church and Sunday service ; next came the lunch , which took hours to prepare and only minutes to devour ; this was followed by the inevitable mountain of washing up . |
| 20 | This was followed by the Public Accounts Committee 's first special report , session 1980- , and the government 's response to that report ( Cmnd. 8323 ) . |
| 21 | This was followed by an early Victorian pewter whistle , a Georgian syringe , and a number of George II halfpennies ( worn extremely thin ) . |
| 22 | This was followed by an interesting talk by Mr N. J. Bellord on his experience with a computer in a solicitor 's office , and a number of valuable hints as to how to get the best out of the system and avoid technological pitfalls . |
| 23 | This was followed by an intense artillery bombardment lasting about two hours , forcing everyone in the orchard to keep well below ground . |
| 24 | That was followed by an unnecessary operation to remove her appendix and the eventual discovery of a contraceptive device left inside her body by mistake . |