Example sentences of "lead her [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rachel 's pulses thundered as she allowed him to lead her to the dance-floor beneath the flashing lights . |
| 2 | Rachel allowed him to lead her to the dance-floor , but his callous dismissal of the unfortunate Domino was symptomatic of the kind of man he was . |
| 3 | Numbly Rory allowed him to lead her to the dance floor , moving automatically into his arms as though she 'd always belonged there . |
| 4 | Luke came round the car and took her arm in a firm grasp to lead her through the gate and up the path to the front door . |
| 5 | Franz pulled Therese 's arm through his and began to lead her up the track towards the car park , but she stopped and looked back . |
| 6 | He lifted her down from the train , kissed her swiftly , then began to lead her towards the taxi rank . |
| 7 | And to Folly 's surprise he started to lead her towards the building . |
| 8 | And again had to wonder what the dickens was the matter with her for Ven , in no way similarly affected , moved and , taking casual hold of her arm , began to lead her across the road . |
| 9 | She had expected him to lead her around the side of the house towards the gravelled front courtyard ; instead he headed in the opposite direction , down through the wide grass path into the garden itself . |
| 10 | But still less did she want to make a scene or create any kind of curiosity amongst the people she had just left , so she allowed him to lead her from the room , saying , ‘ Yes , we needed to discuss those — er — charts , did n't we , Dr Russell ? ’ in case anyone was still listening . |
| 11 | Then he was smiling and laying a soft kiss against her lips before slipping one strong arm around her shoulders and leading her across the beach back to the house . |
| 12 | Then he was leading her across the terrace and through the open doors of the villa , across the drawing-room and out into the hall . |
| 13 | ‘ I do n't know , ’ he answered deeply , leading her up the stairs , his face serious . |
| 14 | On long strides he was leading her towards the door , oblivious to her inner anguish . |
| 15 | He was leading her to the edge of the dance-floor . |
| 16 | He took her arm , leading her to the stall . |
| 17 | But he was already leading her to the stairs . |
| 18 | Leading her to the front of the shop , he said , ‘ This is very small fry compared with Chesmore Zoo , but it covers most of all the species that we are allowed to sell . |
| 19 | He liked to reverse the situation of being led around the ring , by grabbing with his teeth his owner 's arm by the cuff of her coat , and leading her around the ring instead . |
| 20 | In the forest insectivores with non-sociable behaviour , the male pursues the female , courts her , and leads her to the nest he has built . |
| 21 | The spontaneity of metaphoric innovation in the speech of the professor 's children leads her to the revelation that words once thought of as ‘ the bare bones of language ’ are actually alive with flesh . |
| 22 | As Harry led her towards the dance floor , she said , ‘ For one moment I thought you were going to knock poor Jerry sideways . ’ |
| 23 | He turned now and led her towards the door , but there he stopped and in a quiet voice said , ‘ Now , do what I tell you . |
| 24 | Aware of her unease , Michele smiled a little , a twisted smile that held no mirth , and , taking her elbow , led her towards the house . |
| 25 | He made no response , but just took her hand and led her towards the stable-block . |
| 26 | He took her hand and led her up the steps . |
| 27 | For I have walked her through the gate and along the path , led her up the steps and caused her to ring the doorbell . |
| 28 | It was in Schiaparelli that she met Tricarico , who brought her aboard the Resplendent Trogon , which led her into the presence of Balthazar Plum — and if it had n't been for all that , she would never have acquired the Alice in the first place . |
| 29 | Elisabeth put her hand under Rosa Jacobsen 's elbow and led her into the cottage . |
| 30 | He took her hand and led her into the atrium , where she turned and went into his arms . |