Example sentences of "[noun] [modal v] lead a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The knocking of their hammers on the rock could lead a man to good ground , but their knocking on wood foretold possible imminent disaster . |
| 2 | Coach Tony Smeeth of Seattle will lead a side of 27 players on an 18-day , seven-game tour to New Zealand . |
| 3 | In Southampton in the 1450s , when there was considerable bitterness in civic politics over the attitude to be taken to aliens , whether they should be welcomed for bringing wealth to the town , or attacked as intruders , marriage could lead a man to switch his allegiance from one group to another . |
| 4 | ACTRESS Britt Eckland will lead a cast of celebrities at a reception and fashion show to launch National Diabetes Week tomorrow at the Science Museum in London . |
| 5 | It is hoped that within two years Mr Stott will lead a management buy-out of the People , making it independent of the other Mirror titles . |
| 6 | Although a court will generally strive to resolve uncertainties and ambiguities so as to give effect to a commercial contract wherever possible ( especially where the agreement is already partly executed ) , uncertainty or ambiguity may lead a court to conclude that the term is too uncertain to be enforceable , and in extreme cases the whole contract may be held to be void . |
| 7 | ‘ Disability does not mean inability , and failure to consider people with disabilities for a job may lead a company to failure in obtaining the best person for a position , ’ he said . |
| 8 | Wearside Christians will lead a procession to Tunstall Hills in Sunderland today for an Easter service . |
| 9 | The holder of the new Chair will lead a team who will research the area and create a new undergraduate Honours Degree programme in Property Development and Asset Management with European Studies . |
| 10 | After a morning pretending to train hard , Baxter would lead a stream of Ibrox reprobates to his St Enoch 's lair . |
| 11 | As head of information , Christina will lead a team of four TEC staff to study local businesses and the labour market to identify areas of skill shortages and training needs . |
| 12 | Japan will lead a venture with the French on advanced robotics and mother on solar cells and photosynthesis . |
| 13 | SJ will lead a Day of Reflection on the Spirituality of Justice and Peace . |
| 14 | THE INDIE debate took a new turn last week , with the news that MUTE RECORDS may lead a boycott of the planned ‘ alternative ’ chart along with several other prominent independently distributed labels . |
| 15 | Double Olympic gold medallist Sebastian Coe will lead a team of runners from Greenwich to Westminster on April 21 to publicise the launch of ADT Healthquest , a national health and fitness campaign aiming to raise £1m in 1991 for six health-related charities . |
| 16 | Psychological states such as boredom or depression can lead a person to escape into sleep . |
| 17 | Perhaps the accidental resemblance of a video in its box to a book in its dust-jacket will lead a child to pick up a book by mistake , thinking it to be a video , and start reading . |
| 18 | Geoffrey Smith will lead a tour of the Japanese garden and waterfalls of Samares Manor . |