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- 01. Takako is going to [lead] the discussion today.02. Chretien is not expected to [lead] the party into the next election.03. The fairy princess [led] the children through the forest to her castle.04. I don't know the way, so you'd better [lead].05. The teacher [led] the students down the hall to their new classroom.06. I don't really know what I'm doing, so I'll just follow your [lead].07. The dance students were told to follow the instructor's [lead] and just try to do the same thing as her.08. A tour guide will [lead] you through the museum and will answer any questions you have.09. The child [led] his new puppy outside and then played with him on the grass.10. The police have few [leads] to go on in the murder case.11. The detective is following a number of [leads] he got from some witnesses to the murder.12. A [lead] from an informer eventually resulted in the arrest of a suspect.13. George has a good [lead] on a job at a computer firm.14. This trail [leads] directly to the campsite.15. If you follow this road, it will [lead] you to the university.16. After two periods, Sweden is [leading] Finland by a score of three to two.17. Brazil [leads] the series against Costa Rica two games to one.18. Péle was the [leading] goal scorer of his generation, and is probably the best soccer player ever to have lived.19. The Americans have a strong [lead] going into the last quarter of the game.20. His comments [led] me to believe that he was in favor of the project.21. The expression on her face [led] me to believe that she was angry about something.22. The child had eaten some [lead] paint and was very sick.23. The plumbing in the house has old [lead] pipes that have to be replaced.24. The fisherman put some [lead] weights on his line to pull it down to the bottom of the lake.25. It is forbidden to use [leaded] gasoline because it pollutes too much.26. They only sell [unleaded] gas in this country nowadays.27. He has really [led] a good life since he won the lottery.28. They [lead] a very simple life in the countryside.29. She has tried to [lead] a normal life even though she has cancer.30. He took the horse by the [lead] and walked with it into the barn.31. All dogs should be kept on a [lead] while at the beach.32. Drinking and driving is the [leading] cause of automobile accidents in the country.33. The [lead] singer in the group has left to start a solo career.34. George Harrison played [lead] guitar with the Beatles.35. The [lead] cyclist fell on the last corner and didn't complete the race.36. He got the [lead] in a new play at the Belfry Theater.37. The [leading] role in the movie has been given to an unknown actor from Australia.38. Paul Martin is considered the [leading] candidate to replace Jean Chretien as Prime Minister.39. A Saudi Arabian proverb claims that obedience to a woman [leads] to hell.40. A Chinese proverb notes that the palace [leads] to fame, the market to fortune, and loneliness to wisdom.41. There is an old saying which reminds us that you can [lead] a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.42. A German proverb suggests that work paid for in advance has feet of [lead].43. An Iranian proverb notes that a gentle hand may [lead] even an elephant by a single hair.44. Carl Jung once advised that everything that irritates us about others can [lead] us to an understanding of ourselves.45. Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, "Do not go where the path may [lead]; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."46. Napoleon Bonaparte once stated that a [leader] is a dealer in hope.
Grammatical examples in English. 2013.