Example sentences of "led [pron] to the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 In the 17 hours they were missing after losing their way , they trudged the forest to keep up their body heat until they eventually reached a path with white arrows which led them to the edge of the forest .
2 It was precisely their erudition , their cultivation , their financial security , their disdain for the mediocre that led them to the gas chambers .
3 The search for counter-examples led them to the history of the family and of the primitive local community which they saw as kinship based .
4 Skirting the marshy end , they slowly climbed the gentle slope on the other side to join the carriage drive which led them to the stable .
5 Talbot led them to the wardroom and gestured them to their seats .
6 He gestured towards the table with an amiable smile and led them to the gate .
7 Myeloski led them to the room where the girl had been found .
8 The count simply abandoned the small , expensive aircraft and led them to the car .
9 One of the crooks was picked up half-a-mile away and he led them to the tot who was sitting unhurt on a pedestrian walkway .
10 Cross and Bevan 's interest in the chemistry of cellulose led them to the study of the viscose solutions produced by treating cellulose with a strong solution of caustic soda and then carbon disulphide vapour .
11 The choice of Natal is strange as captain Craig Jamieson , the man who led them to the Cup in 1990 , is still very much involved in rugby .
12 But he raised his left hand again , this time to silence me ; took my arm and led me to the edge of the colonnade .
13 Mrs Aboud led me to the balcony from where it was evident that many of the surrounding buildings — like those elsewhere in the Arab quarter — had been devastated , their roofs smashed in and their windows punched out of their frames .
14 My searches even led me to the absurdity of being directed to the deep freeze in one newsagent when I asked for Spare Rib .
15 She frowned for a moment , then picked up my hand and led me to the window .
16 Although this is an isolated example it is typical of the problems I encountered and which led me to the conclusion that the product simply is n't ready for release into the market in its current form .
17 The sad consequence on the children 's lives of the circumstances of their birth led me to the conclusion that pregnancy in elderly women might not be appropriate and the whole programme was stopped .
18 ‘ Supposing that 's the case , what led you to the Skein of Geese in the first place ? ’
19 She led her to the gate .
20 Quickly he led her to the saddle , pushing her face down onto its hard smooth surface , his hands caressing her intimately all the while , keeping her mind dark , her senses inflamed .
21 He led her to the door and opened it for her .
22 Alexander took her hand and led her to the door that led out on to the path that wound down towards the beach .
23 Towering mossy oaks led her to the edge of the wood , and soon she could smell the smoke of a fire , and sense the open field ahead .
24 She confessed that the bitter jibes and over-exposure led her to the precipice .
25 The 11 year old girl claimed that the boy , who 's sixteen , led her to the back of shops in court road , brockworth in Gloucester .
26 He smiled at her , took her arm and led her to the window .
27 He took her arm and led her to the dining room , where the gleaming long rectangular table had been impeccably set for two .
28 He led her to the dining room where the table shone with the gleam of heavy silver , the intricate curves of candelabra .
29 A waiter led her to the table she 'd booked downstairs , and left her to study the menu .
30 He led her to the car , helped her in and started the engine .
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