Example sentences of "and lead [pron] into " in BNC.
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| 1 | He saw her state at once and without another word took her arm and led her into the little sitting room . |
| 2 | Elisabeth put her hand under Rosa Jacobsen 's elbow and led her into the cottage . |
| 3 | He untied Dobbs and led her into a large dark shed . |
| 4 | But it took a trained observer to follow her through the quicksands of her disapprobation ; a false step on the part of one of the aunts , for instance , could have reversed her attitude , and led her into a eulogy of black , into a martyred position whence the garments of all the others were an insult to her lone and exclusive widowhood , into a position where she alone had the right to flout the weight of tradition . |
| 5 | I stood up , took Flavia 's hand and led her into a little room . |
| 6 | As he took his hostess 's arm and led her into the dining-room , he did not glance again at Madeleine . |
| 7 | After the caretaker had unlocked the big front door and disappeared down the drive , Harry took Madeleine 's arm and led her into the drawing-room . |
| 8 | Then he picked up the two bags and led her into the terminal . |
| 9 | He put his arm around her and led her into the room , and Maggie got up to go . |
| 10 | I took her hand and led her into the centre of the dancers , as the light failed over Wimbledon . |
| 11 | He took her hand and led her into the atrium , where she turned and went into his arms . |
| 12 | They were opened with huge and ancient keys , and led one into a secret world of liquid green shadows . |
| 13 | Perhaps even more than in the case of energising Anglican evangelical clergymen like William Marsh , in the ranks of evangelical nonconformity the powerful leadership of some ministers shaped the attitudes of chapel communities and led them into collaboration across denominational and church/chapel lines . |
| 14 | A young man in an immaculate dark blue suit took over from the young woman who had met them at the elevator and led them into a vast room , furnished with antiques . |
| 15 | A pack leader saw the police in hot pursuit , called six Sturmabteilungen to him and led them into the stadium . |
| 16 | Lady Macleod received the travellers in ‘ a stately dining-room ’ , fed them and led them into the drawing-room for tea to meet the family . |
| 17 | It broke the concentration of my players and led them into serious defensive errors . |
| 18 | Corbett stared at him and looked away , the tension between them broken by the Pictish leader who took Thomas by the hand , like a child with a parent , and led him into the largest house , beckoning Corbett to follow them . |
| 19 | Do come in , ’ she said , and led him into the dining-room . |
| 20 | She took his hand and led him into the sitting room . |
| 21 | The tiny woman took Tuppe by the hand and led him into the darkness at the rear of the shop . |
| 22 | ‘ It 's this way , ’ Ashley said , and led him into the house . |
| 23 | Then the old lady took me firmly by the arm and led me into the bathroom . |
| 24 | ‘ And you just got up in front of Henry and those pipsqueaks in your department and said , ‘ Sorry and all that , old chaps , but I 've been wrong all my life and led you into error and wickedness ’ ? ’ |
| 25 | Finally , still silent , she turned and led us into the main room . |
| 26 | He helped the crew hang up their coats , said , ‘ So ! ’ again , and led us into the living-room , a modest affair with a bookcase of mainly naval books , a desk with photographs of his dead family , a crucifix , and , on a separate table , a model of a U-boat . |
| 27 | Rachel touches my arm and leads me into a corner , where we drink our coffees quietly , like strangers at a wake . |
| 28 | I wonder if your relationship can contain a ‘ tarty ’ , sexy feeling as well — without ruining your home , threatening you as good parents and leading you into danger . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ In full awareness of our responsibility , we reject the policies of the present leadership which are diverting our country from the socialist path and leading it into catastrophe . ’ |
| 30 | Indeed the whole point of Smith 's contention in his 1776 treatise The Wealth of Nations is that if individuals pursue their own self-interests then , as it were , an invisible hand will guide all their separate strivings and competition and lead them into the greater good for society as a whole . |