Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] the lead " in BNC.

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1 This cost them the lead , and though they recovered well they could n't stop a second Risley boat , crewed by husband and wife team and , slipping through to take the chequered flag after five circuits .
2 Rob Hill , one of England 's relative newcomers , gave them the lead , following up at a 10th-minute penalty corner , but the team allowed themselves to become rattled by the umpiring and Lahore equalised after 50 minutes .
3 Rob Hill , one of England 's relative newcomers , gave them the lead , following up at a 10th-minute penalty corner , but the team allowed themselves to become rattled by the umpiring and Lahore equalised after 50 minutes .
4 Bhopali , breaking through the middle , gave them the lead after 16 minutes , and England again conceded a goal immediately after the interval .
5 Yet Town 's first real attack in the 28th minute almost gave them the lead .
6 Genoa never really looked like overcoming the 3–2 defecit from the first leg in Italy even when Iorio gave them the lead in the 39th minute .
7 But Rochdale took command from then on , Morgan gave them the lead and then a Flounders penalty making it 3-1 .
8 New boy , Brian Marwood gave them the lead ; his first goal for the club and it could n't have come at a better time .
9 With a two goal lead from the first leg the pressure was off Swindon for once last night as they tackled Wolves at Molineux … and when Nicky Summerbee gave them the lead they could afford to sit back and cruise to the third rounds …
10 Carter gave them the lead in real ding dong of a game …
11 Moyes gave them the lead … and seven minutes later Ellis made it two …
12 Yes , struggling Coventry City at home to Crystal Palace had a convincing win ; Peak gave them the lead after thirty six minutes , and three minutes into the second half , Kilkline made it two nil .
13 He did no more than chip that one in as well , and it gave us the lead .
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