Maybe he was following a pattern he'd made up long since.

The third set followed the same pattern as the second.

Even though the current prices are higher than ever before, they're following a pattern.

Or if nothing else, it was following a very long pattern.

So this place did follow the general pattern of their own world.

He said this followed the pattern of the state's history.

The next three days followed the same pattern, but by now she was finding her feet.

Before a week was out, however, their days followed the familiar pattern.

Over all, the researchers found, the women in the study followed the expected pattern.

The event will follow a similar pattern to the first.