Example sentences of "and [verb] [pron] to " in BNC.
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| 31 | Ellwood snatched up his wine glass and clapped it to his mouth , driving the rim past his teeth . |
| 32 | Of course , this consequence follows because the building society is in effect attracting funds from the public sector and channelling them to the borrowers that we identified in section 4.1.1 . |
| 33 | Right across the village , men and women stooped over , black forms against a world of white , shovelling great heaps of snow and tumbling them to the ground in frothy white cascades . |
| 34 | He dumped his kitbag and led her to an armchair , but she clung to him in a state of possessive disbelief which upset Charles even more than the deep depression he 'd been suffering from when he entered the flat . |
| 35 | Allen took her by the arm and led her to the nearest stone shelter . |
| 36 | He took her arm and led her to the dining room , where the gleaming long rectangular table had been impeccably set for two . |
| 37 | He took her hand and led her to the open-air dance-floor just as the band slipped into the first of their slow numbers . |
| 38 | He smiled at her , took her arm and led her to the window . |
| 39 | Alexander took her hand and led her to the door that led out on to the path that wound down towards the beach . |
| 40 | He gripped her wrist firmly and led her to a door . |
| 41 | In 1986 he took over the captaincy from Fletcher and led them to their third championship in four years , but early in 1987 he suffered a bad loss of form and the team slipped right down the table . |
| 42 | At the top of the staircase various Chamberlains , dressed in gold embroidered jackets , welcomed the guests and led them to the Grand Master of Ceremonies . |
| 43 | It was one of the magnetic forces that drew them overseas , and led them to disappointment quite as often as to wealth . |
| 44 | He gestured towards the table with an amiable smile and led them to the gate . |
| 45 | The count simply abandoned the small , expensive aircraft and led them to the car . |
| 46 | The pair had been trapped in an upstairs ' room until firefighters smashed their way in through a window and led them to safety down a ladder . |
| 47 | Mona asked what the dear child was burbling about , and led him to Bumface 's vacant chair by the fire . |
| 48 | She took Mungo 's case , hung up his mac and led him to a fire as lively as the one in the waiting-room . |
| 49 | ‘ Victor 's story is that she was willing , she undressed and led him to the bedroom . |
| 50 | Someone grabbed his arm , and led him to a waiting horse on which he galloped away leaving behind his winnings . |
| 51 | Tommy took him by the arm and led him to the chair . |
| 52 | Despite the quality of mind which had won him his first-class honours degree and led him to a study of modern philosophical and psychological theory , he rode like a conqueror over the rules of logic and morality . |
| 53 | He had a semi-hard-on the whole time he was bathing her , and without warning she grabbed him by it , and led him to the bath . |
| 54 | And she took his hand and led him to the bed . |
| 55 | Gebrec returned from putting the bus away and Bonard took him by the arm and led him to the terrace . |
| 56 | And it was not until Mrs Thackray 's tall , craggy fair-haired son had shouldered his luggage and led him to the top of St Jude 's Street that he had realized his peril . |
| 57 | When Edward suggested ablutions first he grinned engagingly and led him to the bar . |
| 58 | ‘ The warder came and told me to dress and led me to an officer of the court , ’ the small , self-effacing lawyer recalled in an interview on Saturday . |
| 59 | And her white Reeboks screeched at the marble as she turned and led me to the waiting forms . |
| 60 | She frowned for a moment , then picked up my hand and led me to the window . |