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The word-order change would be fine, except you wouldn't usually describe the examples as actively following (used as an intransitive verb), so it sounds odd to me. Adding the definite article unambiguously makes "following" a noun, which is a fine way to describe those examples.
By the way, it's hard for me to deduce exactly the nuances of why it sounds strange, so that's only my "best attempt" at an analysis. Though you should probably keep using it (in papers and elsewhere), and do your part to help evolve English into a less prescriptive language!
