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He made no answer but walked on, gesturing for me to follow.

If you lead in the jeep, we'll follow behind on the horses.

The dogs are specially trained to follow the trail left by the fox.

The path follows the river closely, occasionally deviating round a clump of trees.

In the silence that followed, a lone voice piped up from the back of the room.

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The women's 200 metre event will be followed by the men's 100 metres.

I'd like a steak and fries with chocolate mousse to follow.

The initial earthquake was followed by a series of aftershocks.

This announcement follows months of inaction and delay.

The war was followed by a long period of peace and prosperity.

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I always follow the instructions on medicine bottles faithfully.

He follows the orders of his boss without question.

He followed the famous American dictum, 'Don't get mad, get even'.

I followed the instructions to the letter and it still went wrong.

Baking a cake isn't difficult - it's just a matter of following the recipe.

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Which team do you follow?

She followed the trial with interest.

They were able to follow the day's events on their portable radio.

Analysts have been following the events with interest.

Have you been following recent political events?

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If we posit that wage rises cause inflation, it follows that we should try to minimize them.

How can they claim to reduce taxes and increase spending? It doesn't follow.

Just because the last forecast was correct, it doesn't necessarily follow that the next one will be.

Just because one of the suspects has been eliminated from their enquiries, it doesn't follow that the remaining suspect is guilty.

Because ladybirds eat greenfly, it follows that a decrease in the numbers of ladybirds will lead to a rise in the population of greenfly.