Example sentences of "leading [prep] the third " in BNC.

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1 We see : in ex.5a the first violins with this theme combination ; in ex.5b the first oboe in a parallel spot ; in ex.5c on the upper stave the cellos ( in the tenor clef ) first with the twice-repeated dotted linear theme , then the angular four-note theme , marked with strokes , joining ( now in the bass clef ) in bar 401 the basses in a third of the five themes ; on the lower stave the basses announcing the angular theme , with strokes , followed by a dotted fragment of the linear theme ( in support of the cellos ) leading into the third theme with its signal-like opening and descending quaver passagework .
2 She paused at the landing leading onto the third floor .
3 This comprises a shower room and WC , a dry-goods store , a larder , the passage leading to the third bedroom and the kitchen .
4 The chances of these Communist tactics leading to the Third World War by 1953 were deemed too high for any complacency in Western capitals .
5 Despite an unfavourable trap 4 draw the Dave Connor-trained dog missed first bend trouble , leading at the third to score by 4 7 lengths in 28.85 secs .
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