Example sentences of "[vb past] into a [adj] lead " in BNC.
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| 1 | MARK JAMES , the 39-year-old Ryder Cup player who seems to thrive in tournaments on exotic islands , yesterday moved into a one-shot lead at the halfway stage of the Tenerife Open . |
| 2 | United were blown to bits in the first half , as Portsmouth roared into a 3-goal lead . |
| 3 | Damon Hill the home favourite took the lead from second place on the grid and roared into a commanding lead … |
| 4 | They cruised into a three-goal lead with goals by Keith Adamson ( 2 ) and Craig Fish , but two strikes from Steve Wheldon set up a nervous finish . |
| 5 | Raul Boesel , a Brazilian , sprinted into an early lead as the field tested the narrow corners . |
| 6 | Shikampur kept his advantage as Richards roused his mount to full steam , and a quarter of a mile out Pinza swept past and went into a decisive lead . |
| 7 | Despite Ferrari , the race went on , and a memorable race it was , with thunder-clouds overhead , a wonderful high-speed circuit to urge drivers on and a hugely combative field in which Hunt , who held pole position , went into an early lead , was swept aside by John Watson in a Penske , with Ronnie Peterson in his March coming up almost right alongside the leaders , eventually overtaking both . |
| 8 | It was the visitors who went into an early lead when Plumb took advantage of a defensive error to slip the ball past Gribben in the 20th minute . |
| 9 | Southampton playing Leeds United at the Dell went into an early lead with Rideout scoring after ten minutes . |
| 10 | But last night Livingstone tracked his Newton Aycliffe rival and surged into a winning lead 200 metres from the finish . |