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Example sentences for "following the"

  • The note-book records only one social event following the Emperor's dinner--a dinner with the secretary of the legation.

  • But instead of following the windings of the coast, he thought it better to make for a point thirty miles off, at the confluence of the Waikato and the Waipa, at the village of Ngarnavahia.

  • Instead of following the track of Harry Grant, we have fallen on that of young Guinnard.

  • This useless delay was a hard trial, although I did my best to quiet my impatience by following the course of the proceedings as closely as I could.

  • The important narrative written by Mr. Frederick Fairlie (which Marian had obtained by following the directions I had given to her in the winter) proved to be of no service to the special object with which I now looked at it.

  • The road wound up an ascent, that was clothed with wood, and, instead of following the carriage, they entered the refreshing shade.

  • Valancourt immediately answered the call, and endeavoured to make his way through the thicket that clothed the steeps, following the direction of the sound.

  • In October, following the withdrawal of the Germans from Athens, British troops began landing in Greece from Greek and British warships.

  • In ancient times a great fleet of ships had been assembled in the harbour there, ready to set sail for Troy, following the abduction of the beautiful Helen of Sparta by Paris, the young Prince of Troy.

  • We got down and, following the postoli, reached a green arbour which, by the way, was not at all green on that 5th of March.

  • De la Haye embraced me warmly, saying that, by following the precepts of the Gospel so well, I should certainly win the kingdom of heaven.

  • I was keeping an eye on them without daring to look at them openly, and suddenly the lady, following the example of her husband, burst into a loud laugh.

  • Following the letter or exact words; not free.

  • Following the thirty-ninth, or preceded by thirty-nine units, things, or parts.

  • Following the direction of the brown arm that shot over my shoulder, I strained my eyes into the dimness of the thicket.

  • Also we had enjoyed a half day's sport of an intensity quite impossible to be extracted from any other method of following the lion.

  • Following the course of the river, we one afternoon came around a bend on a huge herd of mixed game that had been down to water.

  • Following the fashion of the transition period between the eighteenth century small clothes and the vulgar costume of the present day, he wore tight-fitting black trousers.

  • It did not belong to his family, and the Count, following the direction of his eyes, wished to show it to him.

  • Chichi, following the rows of crosses incessantly slipping past the sides of the automobile.

  • Following the glance of his wicked black eyes, she saw advancing through the shadow a tall man clad in a dark robe.

  • The continued condensation of the star, following the loss of heat, must lead to a change of physical condition, which will be apparent in the spectrum.

  • Away dashed the huntsmen, following the hounds, and all were soon lost to the view of their colored companion.

  • The fugitive procured such food as he wanted from one of the many eating-houses, and then, following the direction of the North Star, he passed out of the city, and took the road leading to Covington.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "following the" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    about his; cold hand; dear ladies; each grade; eight leagues; even now; eyes flashed; fasten them; first base; following legislative; following the; following verses; great king; green gravel; having seen; himself tells; local origin; made thee; natives were; rainy weather; swaddling clothes; that afternoon; this custom; working expenses