Example sentences of "lead [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He went down the corridor that led off the central area . |
| 2 | ‘ Willingly , ’ Rose agreed , and led the way to a small antechamber that led off the main saloon . |
| 3 | He had the choice of half-a-dozen alleys which led off the main street and climbed to the terraces . |
| 4 | Robyn twisted her head with difficulty and saw the white shirt , with legs attached presumably , going back down the path that led through the grand herbaceous borders towards the house . |
| 5 | It led past the scarred brown door of the Bogeyman 's room , where strange noises and unpleasant smells were constant reminders of danger . |
| 6 | It happened to lead from the old barracks ( still used for housing a garrison ) up to the hill pass above the town . |
| 7 | With a sweeping run down the outside , the Sadler 's Wells colt displayed impressive acceleration to lead inside the two-furlong marker and draw clear for a length-and-a-half victory over Dr Devious , from whom he was receiving 5lb . |
| 8 | And while conservative , " Hanslickian " , music might , at least in part , elicit such a response , the new music was likely to lead in the opposite direction . |
| 9 | Is a short-term objective anything more than the tactics required from moment to moment in order to implement the over-all strategy that is going to lead to the long-term objective ? |
| 10 | The third criticism is that the medical basis of the Infanticide Act 1938 is now discredited : the reference to the effect of lactation is without foundation , and it is acknowledged that the social pressures consequent upon the arrival of a new child ( such as financial demands , unsuitable housing , effects on family relationships ) may be just as likely to lead to the mental disturbance manifest in these cases as any condition linked specifically with the event of giving birth . |
| 11 | The beginning of the decade saw storm clouds gathering over Europe with displays of militarism and aggressiveness which were ultimately to lead to the Great War of 1914–18 when millions of soldiers died in the mud-filled trenches of Flanders and experienced other horrors such as Gallipoli . |
| 12 | This conflict was to lead to the civil war and the beheading of Charles I in 1642 . |
| 13 | She was an eloquent speaker , with a beautiful voice , and drew an enthusiastic response which was to lead to the official recognition of the Mothers ' Union as a diocesan , national , and international organization , with Mary Sumner as its leader . |
| 14 | The Marquess of Salisbury had become Prime Minister in 1895 , and in 1889 his government introduced death duties which were to lead to the gradual breaking up of the wealthy estates , which previously had passed from father to son — or some other relative — without any loss . |
| 15 | Design and execution throughout are of the highest quality ; but while the artist of west and south is an untroubled archaic , the other is in the van of those whose innovations were to lead to the classical revolution . |
| 16 | If a proposed merger is likely to lead to the merged firms having a market share greater than one quarter or alternatively involves assets in excess of £30 million , then it may be referred to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission . |
| 17 | The NSWRU 's decision seems certain to lead to the Australian Rugby Football Union 's support of New Zealand Rugby Football Union 's second application to the International Rugby Football Board for a new interpretation on reinstatement and admissions to the game . |
| 18 | This seems unlikely now to lead to the formal designation of the three types of universities ( 'R' for research-based , ‘ X ’ for mixed , and ‘ T ’ for teaching only ) that has been mooted , but it seems probable that in practice the university system will become more overtly stratified than before ; there has always been an element of covert stratification , although this has often related to departments rather than whole institutions . |
| 19 | As the path flattened out to lead across the close turf to the house Leonora 's feet slowed . |
| 20 | She sped down the little path leading between the long vegetable beds of the kitchen-garden . |
| 21 | It leads through the commercial port to the passenger terminal , where yachtsmen can clear customs and immigration . |
| 22 | Like the hon. Member for Livingston ( Mr. Cook ) , the hon. Lady leads for the Labour party in a weak suit . |
| 23 | ‘ You 'll find a separate bathroom leading off the spare room … ’ |
| 24 | Access would have been through Southey Street , a narrow alleyway leading off the High Street close to the ‘ Crooked Billet ’ . |
| 25 | Look carefully for single wires leading off the main lines and running across the fields to individual cottages . |
| 26 | He pointed to a street leading off the main quay . |
| 27 | I drive the car up the little single-track road leading towards the low hills ; the headlights create a deep channel of illumination between the hedges . |
| 28 | Much of literature today … functions in the PRE-TEXT conditions , leading towards the potential text ’ ( Federman 1976a : 564 ) . |
| 29 | It 's all leading towards the inevitable — one good-sized mixed practice controlling a large area . ’ |
| 30 | The grassland ecologists studied the development leading towards the natural climax as a way of helping farmers to understand the tensions created by their interference with the system . |