Example sentences of "[noun sg] [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 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | ‘ 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Psychological states such as boredom or depression can lead a person to escape into sleep . |
| 7 | 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 . |