Example sentences of "lead her [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lucy was left to kick around by the unmanned Reservations desk for a couple of minutes , and then a waiter appeared to lead her over to the table . |
| 2 | Wordlessly , she allowed him to lead her on to the roadway and down the hill towards home . |
| 3 | She allowed him to lead her back to the living-room , her defences momentarily lapsed so that when he paused on the threshold to slide an arm around her waist and draw her into his embrace she was too shocked to remonstrate . |
| 4 | Poppy dissolved into a quivering heap when staff tried to lead her out of the cage , so they suggested that I tried . |
| 5 | However , there were people there who were ‘ greatly desiring that she had been out of that country ’ , and she bustled off to York , where the Archbishop paid a man five shillings to lead her out of the town . |
| 6 | Alina had assumed that Belov was taking her to another of the buildings , but it seemed now that he was going to lead her out of the settlement altogether . |
| 7 | He had assured her he would be able to lead her out of the forest , but so far they seemed only to have become tangled further in its mazy pathways . |
| 8 | Kate said nothing , just allowed him to lead her out into the winter sunshine towards the waiting car . |
| 9 | Taking his curtain calls after a successful speech , he drew her to him by the hand and entwined his arms with hers until she gently shook him off , whereupon he enjoyed his triumph for a while manfully alone , until he again resorted to his wife Glenys , going to fetch her , leading her again by the hand , and holding her by the waist . |
| 10 | Some of the same movements are repeated yet again in the final pas de deux , when the Prince raises her high above the glistening Stars before leading her away to the land where ‘ they lived happily ever after ’ , where all fairy tales should end . |
| 11 | ‘ Take what , ma'am ? ’ asked Theda , leading her away down the gallery . |
| 12 | Charlie , leading her down to the trash and making the introduction ( ‘ I know you ‘ ve made plans now , and I feel kind of responsible so I talked to one of the other girls . |
| 13 | A moment later , with a curt ‘ Follow me ’ , he was leading her down to the end of the corridor , then along a short passageway off to the right . |
| 14 | ‘ We 'd better go and see the doctor , ’ he said heavily , taking her hand and leading her back down the corridor . |
| 15 | ‘ Come along , Emily , dear , ’ Aunt Sophie was at her side , catching her arm , leading her back into the centre of the room where the vicar stood over the coffin , ready to pay his last respects to Thomas Grenfell . |
| 16 | He took her arm , almost lifting her from her seat , leading her out of the kitchen with no further words . |
| 17 | He led her up to the bedrooms , the floors and stairs wooden , fans whirring overhead in the steamy heat , mosquito netting over every door and window . |
| 18 | He looked momentarily surprised and then , after throwing Luke a somewhat triumphant look , he smiled and took her by the hand , and led her through into the living-room . |
| 19 | He nodded , and reaching out for her hand , he led her through into the sitting-room and sat down with her on the settee opposite the picture . |
| 20 | Lucy said yes and Jay led her through to the other room . |
| 21 | Gary got up , took Paula by the arm and led her over to the low sofa . |
| 22 | Still gripping her wrist , he led her over to the French windows . |
| 23 | After he had taken two large brandies , very fast ( too fast for what looked like a very fine marque ) , he led her over to the sofa and sitting beside her , put his arm around her . |
| 24 | When he led her away down the back steps the Tibetan followed and so did most of the crowd . |
| 25 | Apparently Richard thought so , too , for after a moment he led her away to the bar . |
| 26 | He took her arm and led her away from the entrance . |
| 27 | When they arrived at the barn , he led her silently by the hand , through the living-room , and then up along the gallery to his bedroom . |
| 28 | She led her out through the door . |
| 29 | He led her out into the huge marble-floored foyer . |
| 30 | He signalled to the waiter that he had put two twenty-peseta notes on the table , and led her out into the afternoon sun . |