Example sentences of "[noun prp] take [art] lead " in BNC.

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1 The United States took the lead in North East and East Asia due to their occupation of Japan , and to their support of Nationalist China : Britain led in South East Asia , the Indian Ocean and the Middle East .
2 Coleraine took the lead as centre forward Shauna Seawright ran through the middle to slip the ball left to Liz White who rounded the keeper and calmly slotted home .
3 Mushtaq , shortly before England took the lead , was inconsolable when Smith survived and appeal after padding up to a googly .
4 A scrappy and try-less first half left the scores level at 3-3 , but Llanelli took the lead eight minutes into the second half after Arwel Parry , the Pontypool full-back , made a complete hash of a restart from the 22 .
5 Millwall took the lead in the 40th minute , when Malcolm Allen converted a penalty after Mark Robson had mis-timed a tackle on Kenny Cunningham .
6 Carol Woods takes the lead as the legendary blues singer in Ma Rainey 's Black Bottom , Cottesloe Theatre , from October 19 .
7 Boro took the lead three times through Alan Kernaghan , Tommy Wright and Willie Falconer but each time were hauled back through Les Ferdinand , Gary Penrice and Sinton 's first-ever penalty for Rangers .
8 Reading took the lead in the sixth minute when Kevin Dillon floated in a free-kick and Quinn headed home .
9 When Tyrone Howe was unfairly tackled Dungannon took the lead with McGarry 's fourth penalty .
10 Play was end to end in the first half , but catching Bicester cold after a player had been down injured for some time , Wantage took the lead on thirty five minutes , when Andy Cooper brilliantly volleyed home a touch on from Jamie Alexander for a one nil half time lead .
11 Instead the Kadets took the lead in issuing a series of demands for far-reaching reforms , including the appointment of a government responsible to the Duma and the redistribution of private land .
12 Rochdale took the lead in the 19th minute .
13 The game came alive just 24 seconds after the break when Scarborough took the lead through a well-worked goal .
14 But a couple of errors crept in and we allowed Coventry to take the lead . ’
15 Wimbledon took the lead in the seventh minute when Phelan crossed , Earle flicked on and Fashanu scored his 18th goal of the season .
16 Wimbledon took the lead in the 16th minute when skipper John Fashanu crossed for Dean Holdsworth to head home .
17 Shrewsbury at home to first division Wimbledon took the lead through Shaw after thirty nine minutes , and Shrewsbury , now managed by John Bond , go through to the fifth round .
18 ON 31 minutes Ballyclare took the lead when James Beattie latched onto a headed pass and tucked the ball into the far corner .
19 Once again Rose took the lead , and removing her arms from around his neck started to undo the buttons on the front of his trousers .
20 In pursuance of his objectives , Ernest Bevin took the lead in negotiating a cooperative arrangement with France and the Low Countries .
21 Philip took the lead .
22 Delaney took the lead .
23 Delaney took the lead , carefully raising his head above the edge of their cover as the Russian , eyes still warily on him , followed suit .
24 Ballynahinch took the lead after three minutes with a Gregg penalty .
25 Also , will the United Kingdom take the lead in ensuring that the next elections are full pluralist , democratic elections in which all elements of El Salvador society can participate fully and freely ?
26 Although Il Moro led for the first two legs , New Zealand showed her fearsome ability to climb to windward when she squeezed up from underneath Il Moro to take the lead at the third mark .
27 The all-London clash between Spurs and Chelsea at White Hart Lane saw Chelsea take the lead through Dury in the twentieth minute , and five minutes before the break , Lineker equalised for Spurs from the penalty spot ; one one , the final score line .
28 A youthful Gary Busey takes a lead role in a movie which , despite a heavy handed ending , managed to be stirring , elegiac and magical .
29 James Bolam takes the lead , and he makes a fair job of it .
30 After Hastings and Lynagh had each kicked a penalty , Australia took the lead when David Campese chased a cross-kick from Lynagh to score .
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