Example sentences of "lead they [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The captain of the guard led them on to the scaffold , a scrawny-faced clerk gabbled out the sentence of the court . |
| 2 | She led them slowly through the graveyard to the burial site . |
| 3 | The sentries had been primed to admit him without challenge , Alexei noted , and as soon as his escort had dismounted a trooper wearing the gorget of a provost came out of the gatehouse and led them away towards the stables . |
| 4 | She crossed to the doorway and led them away from the shed . |
| 5 | They were ready now , and he led them back to the Saloon . |
| 6 | She then rejoined the others outside , and the Doctor led them back to the TARDIS . |
| 7 | They had tried twice before , and on each occasion they had been pursued relentlessly through the forests by hostile Moi tribesmen who had stripped them naked , lashed their hands behind them and led them back to the plantation roped together at the neck with twisted creepers . |
| 8 | Gaveston led them back to the heart of the palace whence a servitor took them up to a chamber high in the building . |
| 9 | In disgust the guide led them back to the car park , where they overtipped to avoid a scene and got away without trouble . |
| 10 | He then led them back to the safety of the Allied trenches . |
| 11 | The small procession moved on towards a set of metal stairs that led them down to the second landing . |
| 12 | Then he led them down into the bloody cloud again . |
| 13 | They followed , Adam first , and Fand led them along by the stream . |
| 14 | He told them briefly what had happened and , satisfied that they had packed everything , led them out towards the Galilee Gate . |
| 15 | At last Cranston finished his further refreshment and , with Benedicta so close beside him his heart kept skipping for joy , Athelstan led them out into the great cleared area of Smithfield . |
| 16 | Stephen accepted the compliment and led them out onto the terrace , asking as he did so , ‘ What would you like to drink ? ’ |
| 17 | And then he led them out of the small room . |
| 18 | Mickey came up , and , taking the two girls by the hand , led them out of the house and into the back garden . |
| 19 | Snorting at the friar 's apparent stupidity , Cranston turned his horse and led them out of the main alleyways of Southwark . |
| 20 | Father Peter asked as he led them out of the church . |
| 21 | He beckoned and led them off between the Standing Stones . |
| 22 | The porter took care of their horses and Lady Amelia , walking like a ghost before them , led them across to the guest house . |
| 23 | Returning to London , and influenced by Ruskin and Octavia Hill , she went to work as a volunteer at a number of slum-housing projects around Marylebone , where her contributions ranged from carpentry to moral tutoring and advising the poor of the district on careers , and attempting to lead them away from the evils of alcohol . |
| 24 | Had he conceived of a scheme to lead them out of the maze ? |
| 25 | About to lead them back towards the stables , he lowered his voice and said to Luke , ‘ Did you get it ? ’ |
| 26 | Servants came running to take their horses , leading them back to the stables . |
| 27 | She skips and twists among them , sniffing their hind-quarters , until at last she finds the two she seeks , her own young , and leads them away to the shade of a bush and there lets them suckle . |
| 28 | As soon as the chicks are mobile , she leads them away from the nest and down to the shore . |
| 29 | As they mature he leads them out of the harem to an independent existence . |
| 30 | As Henry removed his coat and set his briefcase down , Maisie 's fingers , like demented spiders in a bath , ran this way and that , in any direction , it seemed , that might lead them away from the wistful logic of the melody . |