Example sentences of "and lead [pers pn] back [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | Then , as she blushed again , he slipped an arm around her waist and led her back through the garden to the party . |
2 | Her heart touched on the instant by her friend 's distress , she put an arm through hers and led her back to the palace . |
3 | Jack finally got her and led her back to the seat , where she folded her anorak carefully , eyes still glued to the screen . |
4 | ‘ That 's him , then , all gone , ’ Gloria said , before a nurse came scurrying out through the doors , took her by the arm and led her back into the ward . |
5 | They had tried twice before , and on each occasion they had been pursued relentlessly through the forests by hostile Moi tribesmen who had stripped them naked , lashed their hands behind them and led them back to the plantation roped together at the neck with twisted creepers . |
6 | ‘ We 'd better go and see the doctor , ’ he said heavily , taking her hand and leading her back down the corridor . |
7 | It is seven years since , at Zurich , I appealed to France to take Germany by the hand and lead her back into the European family . ’ |