Example sentences of "[noun prp] have [art] lead " in BNC.
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1 | His job is like that of a matador brought on to pitch final one or two innings when Oakland have the lead and need to kill off any opposition rally . |
2 | But England had a lead of 123 , if much than hoped for , and the light was about to become discouraging for batsmen once more . |
3 | Les Wray of Stockport-based Recognition Research Ltd reckons the UK has the lead in video monitoring , for example . |
4 | By now it was the morning of the fourth day and West Indies had a lead of 164 ; clearly quick runs were needed to make sure they had plenty of time to bowl England out again . |
5 | This is a subject in which Britain has a lead over the rest of Europe and much of the world . |
6 | Rank , it is said , had to be ‘ blackmailed ’ into showing Woodfall 's The Entertainer ( 1960 ) , even though Laurence Olivier had the lead role . |
7 | Again on Saturday Bangor had the lead , this time Johnny Magee finding the net before things went wrong . |
8 | The RUC has the lead role in fighting terrorism and intelligence gathering . |
9 | ‘ You did say , in Vienna , ’ Gesner reminded him , ‘ that you would be prepared to let Ingrid have a lead role in one of the productions . |