I. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
devoted following
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The journal had a devoted following of around 1,000 subscribers.
following the dictates of
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teenagers following the dictates of fashion
following...lines
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The police are following several different lines of enquiry.
immediately after/following sth
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He retired immediately after the end of the war.
the following chapters (= the ones after this one )
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The following chapters will explore this issue.
the following month (= the next month )
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By the following month he had raised over £400.
the following week
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She booked another appointment for the following week.
the following weekend
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The intention was to complete the work the following weekend.
the following year
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The following year he was made captain of the team.
the next morning/the following morning
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His meeting was not until the next morning.
the next/the following day (= the day after something happened in the past )
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The story was in the newspaper the following day.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
afternoon
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But it wasn't till after school the following afternoon that I found time to go.
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Laura was sent for, and arrived back in London the following afternoon .
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And she had returned the following afternoon , carrying Timmy on her hip and the rest of her possessions in a backpack.
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After school the following afternoon , Alf Norris and I made a beeline to see the damage.
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But the following afternoon , one of them is brought back, drunk, shrieking, insulting everyone in sight.
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Violence continued into the following afternoon and evening; petrol bombs were thrown and shops looted.
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The following afternoon we flew inland in the Valentia, which was used to deliver mail.
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Our chance came the following afternoon .
case
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Consider the following case decided by the House of Lords on the construction of the Factories Act.
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The interplay of these factors is illustrated by the following case studies.
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These principles are clearly illustrated in the following case .
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The answer is given in the following case .
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The role of the courts in the constitution was further elucidated in the following cases .
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This can be illustrated by the following case .
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The following case summary illustrates a situation where this was necessary.
chapter
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The subject is covered in detail in the following chapter .
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We describe some of these variations in the following chapters .
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These duties are discussed fully in detail in the following chapters .
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The following chapters explain in general the opportunities open to you in an average agency.
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The issue is sufficiently important to justify separate treatment in the following chapter .
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In the following chapters we discuss possible ways of reducing the number of word strings.
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Many of these aspects are looked at in the following chapters .
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In the following chapter , we shall use relatively short passages for exemplifying the analysis of prose style.
day
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As they work, roughs are pinned to the wall where they remain until the following day .
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On the following day doctors and medical personnel announced an indefinite strike, which was promptly declared illegal.
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Their van was found at Manchester Airport the following day and the couple were never seen again.
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They will be on the long road home on the following day , and few could afford to fly.
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On the following day the jury signed a verdict that the 1277 perambulation still set forth the true bounds.
evening
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His acceptance speech, made on the following evening , was well delivered but generally perceived as lacking in detail.
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They left the hospital in the morning, and they didn't reach the village until the following evening .
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Her mutilated body was discovered the following evening .
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You made a date with her for half seven the following evening and she was thrilled.
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As it was, she steamed from Liverpool that night and was with John the following evening .
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With every evidence of cordiality and goodwill, she invited them both round for supper the following evening .
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The following evening he went to a different wine bar and bought drinks for two different young women.
example
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The following example shows this working.
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The following examples illustrate the type of situation that could call for the utmost in tact and diplomacy.
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The following example illustrates the problems involved here.
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An illustration of the problems and possible solutions is provided by the following example .
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The children in the following example were using a collection of beads, and their teacher decided to initiate an activity.
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The following example of horse jading happened in Suffolk just after the First World War.
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The following example illustrates how the party rules operate in practice.
information
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The following information has been provided by the Department of Transport.
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It is interesting to note the following information from the current top 50 on the world ranking list.
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Companies must comply with the Companies Act 1985 and display the following information on their stationery: The company's name.
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We seek the following information about such a chain. 1.
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From the following information write up his account as it would appear in the books of the hotel: 3.
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The following information specifies all the keywords of a module header, and the required and optional user-supplied information.
month
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The following month he publicly waived the death sentence hanging over the organizers of the second coup attempt of 1983.
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Answers to each part of the competition will be printed the following month .
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During the following months we started to distribute basic medical material to dispensaries, health centres, and hospitals in a few districts.
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A beginner starts with about 25 push-ups and then gradually over the following months builds the count up to 100.
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Mr Elton - then principal executive director - left the following month .
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During the following months the School managed to carry on, but the atmosphere must have been one of great despondency.
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The exhibition moves on to the National Gallery, Washington, the following month .
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The following month 14 fans were injured when Feyenoord fans threw fragmentation bombs at Ajax supporters at a game in Amsterdam.
morning
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On the following morning a number of soundings were taken.
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A hornet arrived the following morning , loose-jointed, like a gunslinger.
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The following morning she was struck with a heavy fever and by the end of the day she was stone deaf.
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I sleep easily, rising before ten the following morning , to post my letter.
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The following morning , as I arrived at work, the watchman was waiting for me.
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The following morning we set off for Verona.
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Owing to shortage of medical staff, the post-mortem was not carried out until the following morning .
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Mrs Chapman accepted my offer the following morning .
page
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The charts: The charts on the following pages show the Pharmacy responses compared to those for the Unit as a whole.
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Their voices can be heard throughout the following pages , where I refer to them consistently by name.
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The following pages of Charts are designed to help you select a mortgage lender.
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Each has its good points, and each its disadvantages, as discussed on the following pages .
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On the following page are some examples of games played from the Child ego-state.
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See the following pages for detailed reports of the Division's progress.
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The nurse's main responsibilities with regard to breathing are set out in the following pages .
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When I write about secondary education, then, in the following pages , I shall have in mind comprehensive schools.
points
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The following points should be borne in mind: 1.
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A Hunslet director made the following points in last nights T &038; A: - 1.
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If you have, it is wise to consider the following points before spending any money on computer equipment.
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The oil may be leaking from the following points .
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Before dealing with the meaning of that term the following points should be noted in connection with s743.
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It would seem many misunderstood the form and responded to the following points as if they were under the heading of organisation.
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The following points will help you develop a good writing style.
question
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The following question can now be posed.
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The following questions must therefore be asked: To what extent are the real planning implications of curriculum development realised?
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Look at the different requirements and forms of assessment in the following questions .
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Consider this as simply a very close and enjoyable relationship in order to answer the following question .
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Now answer the following questions: Question 1 List subjective comments given about John and any other family member.
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To enter this super contest simply answer the following question and state which hand-held you would like to win.
table
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The finding of an undated Command Paper may give trouble unless the following table is known.
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This is confirmed by the following table of world-class champions and contenders from middle-class backgrounds.
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The following table shows how many litres of petrol per 100 passenger kilometres different modes of transport consume.
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The following table shows how beautifully this theory fits the facts.
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In the following tables the dimensions of the card subjects are in millimetres.
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The relationship between the par yields, spot yields and forward rates is given in the following table .
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The following table represents the valid changes that can be made to the Mark character.
way
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It modifies the scenario of gravitational collapse in the following way .
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The project will build upon existing knowledge in the following ways .
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Liz suggested the following ways of dealing with her problems. 1.
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We modify Assumption 5 in the following way to take this into account.
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Althusser synthesises these two statements in the following way .
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Section 6 has been interpreted in the following ways .
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Product of choice is an acid cleaner with good detergency properties used in the following way . 1.
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In general terms, the distinction between education and training can be formulated in the following way .
week
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All being well, that should be at home to Genoa the following week .
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We made a date for the following week .
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Plenary sessions involving all four parties were planned for the following week .
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I asked the couple, during the following week , to write down separately what each would expect of marriage.
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Finally she agreed to meet him for lunch the following week , and they agreed a time and a place.
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But he almost always gave the defendant a second chance, and sent him a second summons to appear the following week .
year
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Not until the following year was the stone-built Legation completed, which houses the Embassy today.
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While taxation was not greatly increased for the tax year 1993/4, people will suffer from measures introduced the following year.
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The following year , the local middle classes organised the new Bonfire Societies and controlled popular effervescence became a tourist attraction.
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Cooper won the 1988 Madrid Open and finished in the top 20 on the money-list the following year .
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By the Nürburgring, Niki had told Ron Dennis he wouldn't be racing the following year .
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The following year had left her with little enough time for dreams, let alone nightmares.
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The graduate assignments the following year were reportedly very disappointing, with a disproportionate number being sent to rural areas.
years
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The following years saw a decline in local music production so far as commercial recording was concerned.
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The larger unincorporated industrial towns could petition for incorporation under this Act and many did so over the following years .
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A similar fate befell other proposals over the following years .
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During the following years , the mill lost its agricultural links and became a substantial iron and wire works.
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In the first year, £3,000 can be invested and up to £1,800 in the following years until you reach the maximum.
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During the following years , Lower Mill was damaged by fire and a house eventually built on its site.
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Two further very successful fetes were held in following years .
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The success of that initial project has encouraged the establishment of similar schemes in following years .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The following day she woke up with a splitting headache.
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They agreed to meet the following week in the Cafe Rouge.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But if full moon occurs on a Sunday then Easter Day is the following Sunday.
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In the following year, the employer built a new factory principally to make equipment to meet the latest contract.
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The following editing keys are available when the single line editor is active.
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The following sections expand on a few stories that seem like more fun than just a sentence or two would show.
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The following two case studies show how the expressive form of the home extends to different types of household.
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The choice of electricians or estate-agents in the elliptical clause affected the plausibility of its interpretation in the following way.
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The last two goals are the most important, and we shall consider them further in the following sections.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
large
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Then the Lady Garsinde and Bernard le Velu arrived, accompanied by an even larger following .
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Devout Hindus, with large religious followings , signed that statement.
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Specialization in weaponry has attracted a large following in the West.
■ VERB
build
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His Big Night Out programme on Channel 4 has built up a cult following .
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An innovative programme of promotions, based on the themes of connoisseurship and discovery, has built a solid following .
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How far Gloucester built up a local following is unclear.
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His style was light and friendly; in no time he had built up a big following among the viewers.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I was playing in clubs and I'd gotten a following there.
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In both states, O'Reilly has a loyal following among hard-line conservatives.
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The civil rights movement attracted a large following in the northern cities.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He was hampered by his Catholic sympathies, his inadequate local following , and his lack of independent political weight at court.
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There were those who promoted the idea much earlier, but they had a limited following .
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U-Roy, a toaster with only a modest following in Britain, was selling 100,000 copies of each release in Lagos.
III. preposition
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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There will be time for questions following the lecture.