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Example sentences for "followed closely"

  • With a muttered exclamation, the detective thrust open the lower door, calling to his men to look sharp, and leaped into the room, followed closely by his companion with the light.

  • The bills were counterfeit, and the stranger, followed closely, no doubt, by detectives, had taken this way of getting them off his person.

  • Baron Hager gave a start and turned hastily toward the door, followed closely by his two compatriots and the American detectives.

  • Wheeling again, he galloped straight at the yelling mob of savages, followed closely by Baroney and Sparks.

  • This time the senorita met my salute with a slight bow of recognition, and advanced toward me, followed closely by her duenna.

  • One Lightning wheeled around and roared away, followed closely by the other.

  • Tony unloaded through the open hatch and disappeared into the blue blackness, followed closely by Allison.

  • Hope, who had been so eager to search the scene of bloodshed, crept from the brush and took the opposite direction, followed closely by the breed boys.

  • McCullen smiled, and picked his way into the house, followed closely by his companion, who clung to his coat.

  • Then he heard the heavy tramp of cavalry, and the rattling sound of artillery, followed closely by the roar of the guns as they opened fire.

  • Followed closely by his guards, Reginald, who had a horse in waiting, rode back to the palace, carrying the precious casket, which he was unwilling to trust to other hands.

  • Slowly the Brownies were being driven in towards the Mansion house, followed closely by their foes.

  • Two other vessels were standing out to sea with all sails set, and the flagship Styx, followed closely by the Goodtime, was slowly making for the shore.

  • Bruce put spurs to Goldtail and flew across the garden followed closely by Blythe.

  • Sam says I no big enough to fight de French," said Billy, pouting his lips, as he came up to his old friends, followed closely by the black.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    acre field; addressing herself; amongst whom; bean soup; bill yellowish; carrying capacity; cole polytechnique; equal suffrage; followed closely; followed her; followed him; followed the; followed them; foreign port; forty year; girl friend; great way; high altar; maximum depth; quarter pounds; reason whereof; scientific management; serous fluid; stout resistance; when life; when writing