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Example sentences for "follow her"

  • The girl made a sign to him to follow her, and, throwing open a door, nodded to him to go in.

  • She gathered up her baskets, told Jem to follow her, and went straight to the cobbler's stall.

  • The jeweller yielded to the confidant's assurances, and rose up to follow her, but notwithstanding his boasted courage, he was seized with such terror that his whole body trembled.

  • The queen's affection for the princess deeply interested her in what she heard; she ordered the nurse to follow her; and they immediately went together to the princess's palace.

  • We will see if he has the audacity to follow her!

  • So, if her husband decides to follow her I shall know it," he thought.

  • They wished to accompany her, or, at least, to follow her at a distance, but she declared that she must go alone.

  • She tried to follow her beam, with an expression upon her face which would have made any passer-by think her reprehensibly and almost ridiculously detached from the surrounding scene.

  • But as Katharine's presence was absolutely necessary to the success of the interview, and as Katharine obstinately receded up the kitchen stairs, Mrs. Milvain had no course but to follow her.

  • Now the dusk had fallen to such an extent that he had to follow her implicitly, and even lean his hand on her shoulder when they jumped a bank into a very narrow lane.

  • Bonacieux was going; that was to follow her.

  • Bonacieux saw her go without being able to follow her; she was like people who dream they are pursued, and who in vain try to walk.

  • He turned and saw a young woman, who made him a sign to follow her.

  • But Winnie led me away to the left; and as I could not help the people, neither stop the slaughter, but found the cannon-bullets coming very rudely nigh me, I was only too glad to follow her.

  • This being done, she commanded him to follow her; and as she went on, the porter says still, "O happy day!

  • The jeweller hearkened to the confident's discourse, and got up to follow her; but, notwithstanding his natural courage, he was seized with such terror that his whole body trembled.

  • The lady laughed at the fellow's pleasant humour, and ordered him still to follow her.

  • Ernestine wished to follow her to her boudoir, but she nodded to her to remain outside; she entered and closed the door.

  • I seem to see floating before me through the trees a majestic, gigantic form of air, with uplifted arm beckoning me to follow her.

  • I descried her walking swiftly over the grass, away from the river, took one plunge for a farewell restorative, and set out to follow her.

  • He started to follow her, but nearly fell: his knee-grass had burst, and with an oath he stopped, grasping his leg again.

  • I cast a look of dismay at my companion, and sprang through to follow her.

  • Miss Mirvan danced a minuet; but I had not the courage to follow her example.

  • The carriage was soon ready; and Madame Duval, having begged Lady Howard to say she was not well, stole softly down stairs, desiring me to follow her.

  • Paulina did not wait for her reply, but signed to Hannah to follow her to join the congregation now assembled at the evening meal.

  • I accordingly arranged that Laura should just show herself at the luncheon-table to-day, and should then slip out at the first opportunity, leaving me behind to preserve appearances, and to follow her as soon as I could safely do so.

  • Miss Halcombe seconded him resolutely, and I did all I could to follow her example.

  • I had sufficient consideration for her to arrange the blind so that she might not see me if she looked up, but I had no strength to resist the temptation of letting my eyes, at least, follow her as far as they could on her walk.

  • We laughed in spite of ourselves; and when Madame Fosco rose to set the example of leaving the boat-house empty, so that her husband might search it to its remotest corners, we rose also to follow her out.

  • The suspiciously hurried manner in which she parted from Laura had no doubt prompted his useless attempt to follow her.

  • But I did my best to follow her instructions--and failed.

  • I had only to follow her, and to find Philip.

  • Have you any objection to follow her example?

  • I did not fail to follow her instructions to the letter, and we found ourselves alone with five hours before us.

  • When I was dressed, she often gave me the sweetest kisses, calling me her darling child, but whatever wish I had to follow her example, I was not yet bold enough.

  • Delighted at the praise bestowed upon her writing by Charles, when he heard that she had learned only one month, she invited us to follow her.

  • When the men and women had dispersed, and a surging of the crowd brought him nearer to Reine, he resolved to follow her, without regard to the question of what people would say, or the curious eyes that might be watching him.

  • She had already gained the door while he made an awkward attempt to follow her.

  • No, certainly, he did not intend to follow her!

  • Do you really believe for a minute that she tempted you to follow her, so you might forfeit your rights to my property?

  • No wonder she had been anxious for me to avoid Pickering after daring me to follow her!

  • She had led me to follow her, and my forfeiture had been sealed by that stolen interview at the Armstrongs’.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
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