be followed by something

They must have been following the first by a few minutes.

When they went into the house, he followed by the door.

The other three will follow by the end of 1993, the company said.

The first to go in 1960 was 48616, followed two years later by 48009.

In the dark a child could follow it by feel.

He followed this by other books, short stories and a play.

The Senate followed last week, by a vote of 93 to 5.

There followed in 1949 by the school of political and economic science.

They followed current events by radio, and knew what was going on in the world.

Still, two steps forward are often followed by one step back.