A moment's thought led her to reject this course of action.

The thought that he might not have been discovered until a much later time led him to the plot of the story.

But such thoughts inevitably led back to his own actions.

For the first time he saw where his master's thought was leading.

And then David realized where his thoughts were leading him.

He looked away, disturbed at where his thoughts had led him.

Initial thoughts lead to the "why couldn't it happen to someone else"

He didn't much like where his thoughts were suddenly, and already, leading him.

But a little knowledge and some logical thought could lead easily to a realization of our value.

One thought led to another, and he was suddenly thinking about Jessica.