Example sentences of "lead she [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Numbly Rory allowed him to lead her to the dance floor , moving automatically into his arms as though she 'd always belonged there .
2 Rachel 's pulses thundered as she allowed him to lead her to the dance-floor beneath the flashing lights .
3 Rachel allowed him to lead her to the dance-floor , but his callous dismissal of the unfortunate Domino was symptomatic of the kind of man he was .
4 Luke came round the car and took her arm in a firm grasp to lead her through the gate and up the path to the front door .
5 Franz pulled Therese 's arm through his and began to lead her up the track towards the car park , but she stopped and looked back .
6 And to Folly 's surprise he started to lead her towards the building .
7 He lifted her down from the train , kissed her swiftly , then began to lead her towards the taxi rank .
8 And again had to wonder what the dickens was the matter with her for Ven , in no way similarly affected , moved and , taking casual hold of her arm , began to lead her across the road .
9 She had expected him to lead her around the side of the house towards the gravelled front courtyard ; instead he headed in the opposite direction , down through the wide grass path into the garden itself .
10 But still less did she want to make a scene or create any kind of curiosity amongst the people she had just left , so she allowed him to lead her from the room , saying , ‘ Yes , we needed to discuss those — er — charts , did n't we , Dr Russell ? ’ in case anyone was still listening .
11 Then he was smiling and laying a soft kiss against her lips before slipping one strong arm around her shoulders and leading her across the beach back to the house .
12 Then he was leading her across the terrace and through the open doors of the villa , across the drawing-room and out into the hall .
13 ‘ I do n't know , ’ he answered deeply , leading her up the stairs , his face serious .
14 On long strides he was leading her towards the door , oblivious to her inner anguish .
15 Then , leading her into the generously sized guest-room that held two single beds , he said , ‘ This will become the main bedroom . ’
16 Ross said , taking hold of her arm and leading her through the wide arched entrance of the building , towards a bank of lifts .
17 Whenever a female enters his territory he courts her by swimming in a zig-zag dance , eventually leading her to the next where she enters and he prods her tail to entice her to lay her eggs .
18 He took her arm , leading her to the stall .
19 He was leading her to the edge of the dance-floor .
20 But he was already leading her to the stairs .
21 He sobered instantly , taking her arm and leading her to the wrought-iron balcony .
22 Leading her to the front of the shop , he said , ‘ This is very small fry compared with Chesmore Zoo , but it covers most of all the species that we are allowed to sell .
23 He liked to reverse the situation of being led around the ring , by grabbing with his teeth his owner 's arm by the cuff of her coat , and leading her around the ring instead .
24 In the forest insectivores with non-sociable behaviour , the male pursues the female , courts her , and leads her to the nest he has built .
25 The spontaneity of metaphoric innovation in the speech of the professor 's children leads her to the revelation that words once thought of as ‘ the bare bones of language ’ are actually alive with flesh .
26 Then he took Victoria 's hand and led her towards the strange woman .
27 He made no response , but just took her hand and led her towards the stable-block .
28 As Harry led her towards the dance floor , she said , ‘ For one moment I thought you were going to knock poor Jerry sideways . ’
29 As he led her towards the wood-and-thatch building by the roadside , Isabel contemplated another night in fitzAlan 's company .
30 He turned now and led her towards the door , but there he stopped and in a quiet voice said , ‘ Now , do what I tell you .
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