Example sentences of "lead her [prep] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 He sobered instantly , taking her arm and leading her to the wrought-iron balcony .
2 Harcourt-Reilly takes her out of her conventional life , and leads her towards a spiritual quest and eventual martyrdom .
3 There 's a somewhat lighter tone to The Wicked Lady ( 1945 ) , another big hit , in which Lockwood is the aristocratic wife whose passion for living and sense that if ‘ I ca n't live while I 'm alive , I 'll go mad ’ leads her into a double life as a highwaywoman .
4 Then he took Victoria 's hand and led her towards the strange woman .
5 As he led her towards the wood-and-thatch building by the roadside , Isabel contemplated another night in fitzAlan 's company .
6 Slater led her past the other people , over towards the mantelpiece and him .
7 I stood up , took Flavia 's hand and led her into a little room .
8 Willi led her into a huge living-room with a window looking over the valley .
9 He led her into a large room where a floor-to-ceiling window gave out on a garden dominated by a fountain and a single curving oak , its tracery of branches lavish against the steel grey sky .
10 Sex education as a subject is important in any discussion of the work of Mrs Whitehouse , because her experiences of it as a teacher and parent , indirectly , if not directly , led her into the public domain of the politics of sexual morality .
11 He saw her state at once and without another word took her arm and led her into the little sitting room .
12 The guide led her into the air-conditioned jewellery shop and held out the box to a sales assistant .
13 He did n't speak as he led her through a stone-floored hallway to a sweeping staircase .
14 He led her through the crowded flat to the kitchen and poured her a glass of wine .
15 ‘ Pringle 's used to have a Directors ' Dining Room , with their own cook , ’ Wilcox explained as he led her through the drab corridors of the administration block , and out across a yard where fresh snow was already covering the footpath that had been cleared .
16 I took Montaine by the hand and led her through the empty rooms … there were very many .
17 He led her to a tiny table in one corner , and she resolutely ignored the fact that nearly everyone else — the place was surprisingly crowded — wore slinky and fashionable black .
18 I led her to a small shelter in the Palace side of the Park .
19 Dorothy 's acute and sympathetic judgement that Racedown summer led her to a similar conclusion almost at once .
20 He led her to a shady café , where small tables were set out in the shadow of some tall plane trees , whose leafy patterns fell over the white tables .
21 He led her to a waiting taxi and , as he held the door for her , for a brief instant their eyes met .
22 Meredith 's mouth was open beneath her mask as Lucenzo imperiously led her to a favoured seat , followed by a posse of attentive waiters .
23 He led her to the far room where she had found Leo .
24 He took her hand and led her to the open-air dance-floor just as the band slipped into the first of their slow numbers .
25 This led her to the alarming conclusion that it was not they who were bigger , but she who was smaller — and a lot smaller .
26 Whether or not her swingometer led her to an appropriate purchasing decision , he has n't heard ; in fact , she was dowsing only the organic wines , so it was n't a completely random process .
27 He led her at a good trot through the country lanes , by Bramfield and Tattle Hill , through Thieves Lane to Hertingfordbury .
28 Skirting the lakeside , she took a route which led her in the opposite direction from him .
29 At last he unlocked a heavily carved door , and after a moment Meredith saw that he 'd led her into a large office with plaster frescos and a glorious ceiling of painted angels hung with gilded chandeliers .
30 It was he after all who had led her to arrest Taczek , he who had indirectly led her into the chief superintendent 's office that morning to have her face sprayed with warm saliva .
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