Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] the lead " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wright struck just 52 seconds after Kevin Campbell had given Arsenal the lead in a dismal match at Highfield Road . |
| 2 | Two injury-ravaged sides understandably lacked precision and poise but Gabbiadini was always direct in his approach and it was appropriate that he should give Sunderland the lead six minutes before the interval . |
| 3 | She may just have vital information that will give Bob the lead he 's looking for . ’ |
| 4 | However , a free-kick from Nevin nearly brought them a goal immediately before Pearce should have given Forest the lead . |
| 5 | A speedy , sixth-minute break saw Roberto Paci intercept Warren Neil 's desperate back pass to give Lucchese the lead . |
| 6 | Two minutes after the break , Dwight Marshall 's optimistic 25-yarder beat Dorking keeper Lee Orkney 's dive to give Plymouth the lead . |
| 7 | It was a fine effort to give Ports the lead but they 'll be disappointed at conceding an equaliser a few minutes later . |
| 8 | It helped to give Hartlepool the lead , with the move begun in their own area and completed by Paul Baker 's firm header on Paul Dalton 's cross . |
| 9 | The only problem is getting Sam the lead singer special permission take time off school because he 's only 13 . |
| 10 | Bradley Allen scored his third goal in four games to give Rangers the lead and tipped strike partner Ferdinand for a long England career . |
| 11 | With the match looking as though it would end goalless at the interval David Tate broke down the right and from his cross Ged Kennedy forced the ball home to give Eppleton the lead . |
| 12 | Second , they 're no longer played by ugly gits like Charles Bronson , but by pretty ethnics such as Lou Diamond Phillips who can plausibly claim to have Cherokee blood somewhere in their veins ( it was this which landed Phillips the lead in The Dark Wind , the recent Robert Redfordbacked adaptation of one of Tony Hillerman 's Navajo detective novels ) . |
| 13 | It started well enough , with Dave Mitchell giving Town the lead midway through the first half . |
| 14 | A classic Trevor Morley effort was sandwiched between Allen 's double after Ian Rodgerson had given Blues the lead . |
| 15 | Earlier , Mark Hartline , recently selected for the England Youth Squad , should have given Bicester the lead when he was through twice on the keeper , but put the ball wide . |
| 16 | Northern Ireland international Magilton , who had given Oxford the lead from the penalty spot , went after 58 minutes for retaliation after being fouled by Paul Raynor . |
| 17 | What Scunthorpe managed last season Scarborough achieved despite the disappointment of seeing one of their most sustained periods of pressure relieved with the Steve Clarke goal which gave Chelsea the lead . |
| 18 | Lineker gave Spurs the lead in the fifth minute with his 30th goal of the season . |
| 19 | Armstrong gave Sunderland the lead after twelve minutes and Gabiadini increased their lead five minutes later . |
| 20 | Two minutes later , Mark Knapper gave Rovers the lead . |
| 21 | Wegerle gave Rovers the lead in the 72nd minute when the Ipswich defence gave him time and space to drive home from the edge of the area . |
| 22 | Then a powerful run through four tackles and a brave finish by Frampton gave Hindhead the lead . |
| 23 | A birdie two at the 32nd gave Rafferty the lead and he went two up at the 34th where Lyle , disturbed mid-swing by the clicking of a camera , pulled his tee shot into the trees on the left . |
| 24 | Les Armstrong gave Gretna the lead with a shot from the edge of the box midway through the first half , but Shildon levelled fifteen minutes from time through Micky Taylor after being set up by Colin Blackburn . |
| 25 | David Manderson gave Scarborough the lead after six minutes when he intercepted an off-target Dave Logan shot and clipped the ball over keeper Andy Collett . |
| 26 | Cambridge United and Middlesbrough were unable to break the deadlock in the first half of their match , but Taylor gave Cambridge the lead after sixty seven minutes and it was Taylor who made it two nil fifteen minutes from time to give Cambridge a memorable victory . |
| 27 | After John Wark gave Ipswich the lead Town fired back … and thoroughly deserved their equaliser … it came from new striker Keith Scott … and on this showing he could be the bargain of the season … |
| 28 | Trevor Baron gave Woking the lead . |
| 29 | It was in keeping with the eccentric turn of events that , within three minutes of his caution , McGinlay gave Hibs the lead . |
| 30 | Fealy 's try gave Newbridge the lead after Hayward had missed with two earlier attempts . |