Example sentences of "and lead [pers pn] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gary got up , took Paula by the arm and led her over to the low sofa . |
| 2 | He looked momentarily surprised and then , after throwing Luke a somewhat triumphant look , he smiled and took her by the hand , and led her through into the living-room . |
| 3 | Then , as she blushed again , he slipped an arm around her waist and led her back through the garden to the party . |
| 4 | Her heart touched on the instant by her friend 's distress , she put an arm through hers and led her back to the palace . |
| 5 | Jack finally got her and led her back to the seat , where she folded her anorak carefully , eyes still glued to the screen . |
| 6 | ‘ 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 . |
| 7 | He bowed , kissed her hand , and led her down to the courtyard where their carriage waited . |
| 8 | He took her hand and led her out of the café . |
| 9 | Her eyes were only very slightly glazed as Fernando Serra tightened his grip on her hand and led her out of the Guadalquivir suite . |
| 10 | ‘ We ca n't talk here , ’ he said , and led her out of the room and into the hall . |
| 11 | He signalled to the waiter that he had put two twenty-peseta notes on the table , and led her out into the afternoon sun . |
| 12 | Snorting at the friar 's apparent stupidity , Cranston turned his horse and led them out of the main alleyways of Southwark . |
| 13 | Stephen accepted the compliment and led them out onto the terrace , asking as he did so , ‘ What would you like to drink ? ’ |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | He beckoned and led them off between the Standing Stones . |
| 16 | She took hold of his hand and led him over to the small bed . |
| 17 | McGowan took Jed by the arm and led him over to the cardboard box . |
| 18 | The guy let him carry his own case and led him through into the concourse where the English driver from the Embassy pool was waiting . |
| 19 | Senga took her brother 's hand and led him out into the hall . |
| 20 | Two policemen forcibly took her arms from around her son , and led him out to the car to join his sister . |
| 21 | They beat him up in the alleyway , tied his hands and led him off to the Marshalsea . |
| 22 | He put my felonious body in the stocks of his arm and led me off in the direction of what passed for a garden at Sussex , a series of brick-edged parallelograms that could n't have looked more artificial if they had been planted with cathode-ray tubes , instead of hardy perennials . |
| 23 | He then gave the order to move off and led us out of the abbey gate . |
| 24 | Before waiting for an answer she takes me by the hand and leads me on to the dance floor . |
| 25 | " But I mind , I mind very much ! " he snapped , and walked with quick , short steps back to Fernando , taking his arm and leading him off into the crowd . |
| 26 | ‘ We 'd better go and see the doctor , ’ he said heavily , taking her hand and leading her back down the corridor . |
| 27 | Reflecting a befuddlement judges often express when dealing with science ( and revealing again that science is not yet part of the mainstream of education ) one of the justices said : ‘ There are Harvard law professors on both sides of this case ; I had hoped you could get together and lead us out of the wilderness . ’ |
| 28 | Take the horses out and lead them over to the tithe barn . |
| 29 | If any Boozebuster victim decided he did n't actually want to go back to the office or home to his wife , Eddie would gently , but very publicly , take hold of him by what she called his ‘ wedding tackle ’ and lead him out of the pub . |
| 30 | And lead him out to the Waiting Room where he 's allowed to linger and holler for a while before we ferry him back to the night . |