Example sentences of "followed her [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Nervously , he followed her through the door .
2 We followed her through the house and into a big room .
3 The first day she went to that school , I remember , we all followed her up the road to the bus-stop , laughing at her .
4 ‘ Come along , my dear , ’ Miss Honey called back , and Matilda followed her up the path .
5 I followed her down the lane on the other side of the hedge .
6 Richard had already been remarked as the kind of small boy enchanted by small girls and deaf to the ridicule of his peers on the matter ; on this occasion he watched Victoria twist her curls around her fingers in motionless fascination for ten minutes , then followed her for the rest of the afternoon , fetching drinks and finding seats , carrying her favourite blue rabbit when she dropped it and picking out the choicest pieces of bread and butter for her at tea .
7 Emily followed her across the yard into the surprisingly sunny warmth of the kitchen .
8 They passed through the hall again ; then he followed her across the lawn to where a rough wooden table was placed near the trunk of a large oak tree , to which was nailed an equally rough seat .
9 He followed her across the landing where she opened one of three doors .
10 He slipped his gloves into his pockets as he followed her over the threshold and she shut the door .
11 Rosen followed her to the gunroom where she pressed her head against both dogs , murmuring inaudibly to each .
12 We followed her to the foot of the stairs and she bawled up it , ‘ Otto ?
13 My father soon followed her to the grave .
14 Signor Gismondi followed her to the door .
15 Then , captured , he followed her to the dance floor .
16 Mr Wormwood followed her to the front-door and said , ‘ Good of you to come , Miss Hawkes , or is it Miss Harris ? ’
17 Izanami died when giving birth to the fire god , and the distraught Izanagi followed her to the Land of Gloom , where he was appalled by the sight of her body infested with maggots .
18 Jill followed her to the ward where Mr Deakin was sitting in a chair beside the bed .
19 Sabine followed her to the shade of the veranda , and took the cushioned chair her hostess indicated .
20 But , as she took two steps backwards , he followed her into the apartment 's hallway , softly lit by the lamp she had left on .
21 He held the door open for her then followed her into the warmth of the bar .
22 Nkrumah 's mother was converted to Christianity by a German Roman Catholic priest and the boy followed her into the Church .
23 He obediently followed her into the back kitchen , and gave a delighted whoop when he saw the big pot of homemade faggots and mushy peas simmering on the polished black range .
24 The music followed her into the bathroom .
25 He followed her into the kitchen .
26 When Ruth followed her into the kitchen , she looked around ; like the rest of the house , it was clean but very sparsely furnished .
27 He watched her go , his smile crooked , heard her say goodnight to Matey — her manners were always impeccable — then followed her into the kitchen to pick up her candlestick and light the candle for her ; it had grown dark while they had drunk their cocoa and eaten their biscuits .
28 Celia got up and followed her into the kitchen , and there were muffled sounds of crying .
29 Leon Kennedy followed her into the hall .
30 The climax came when Cornish Lady appeared in the western Channel , her progress was monitored and the cutter Alert , with Jim Cameron in command followed her into the river Exe , keeping in close radio contact with the waiting officers on shore .
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