Example sentences of "have lead [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Increasing violence has led society to root out scapegoats , but new research in Scotland suggests that those fingered do n't fit in the frame , says Mike Wilson |
| 2 | The predicament has led South Bank to propose an amendment to league rules , which technically forbid ground sharing . |
| 3 | ‘ I can not act under pressure of one group of citizens , ’ Mr Adamec said in a televised address , referring to the Civic Forum group which has led resistance to the Communist-dominated government he announced five days ago . |
| 4 | Dr Lillford , ( right ) who received the senior medal , is principal chemist at Unilever where he has led background research groups in the investigation and development of several product ranges . |
| 5 | If your house was built before the Second World War it may still have lead piping . |
| 6 | Presumably the employee would have led evidence as to the latter if the employer 's accounts had indeed contained such information . |
| 7 | ‘ I was a decent bloke and I never had syphilis neither , ’ Mr Sugden explained , ‘ I had lead poisoning , that 's why I went bald . ’ |
| 8 | Sainz , who had led Kankkunen by just two points in the World Championship , finished the season with 144 points — 10 ahead of the Finn and a further 13 in front of unlucky Frenchman , Didier Auriol . |
| 9 | As he had guessed , Ranulf had led Maltote into temptation . |
| 10 | By mid-March , negotiations between the government , Iberia and Austral had led Austral to withdraw from the deal , but the Argentinian Amadeo Rivas and Construcciones Devicenzo groups increased their total stake to 36 per cent . |
| 11 | The executive , the most senior PSOE body , was enlarged from 23 to 31 members , but did not include the " neo-liberal " Economy and Finance Minister Carlos Solchaga , who had led opposition within the party to what was described as the ideological rule of the Deputy Prime Minister , Alfonso Guerra . |
| 12 | In March the USA and France had led opposition to the granting of any new credits to Brazil in view of the slow progress of its negotiations with private banks . |
| 13 | In the event it did not ; and by the time Owen had led trade unionism to adopt a revolutionary programme , that struggle was over anyway . |
| 14 | The Government 's earlier reluctance to put its hand in its pocket had led property experts to accuse it of unwittingly aiding and abetting the IRA 's efforts to disrupt the City . |
| 15 | Between 38 per cent and 57 per cent of houses in the UK have lead pipework , while around 27 per cent are in areas with ‘ plumbosolvent ’ ( lead dissolving ) water , and half of these homes have lead in the connection pipe leading to the tap . |
| 16 | Professor X and his father Sonny Carson , founders of the Black Men 's Movement Against Crack , have led Blackwatch through a series of political actions such as registration drives to encourage the ghetto to vote , and visits to schools and youth groups to discuss surveying ‘ the white kryptonite ’ — crack . |
| 17 | Throughout history , both that point and the example of Leonardo 's inquisitive mind have led mankind towards heights unknown even in the realms of fantasy … |