Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] make it [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Malpass had made it across the street , about eighty feet or so in front of Armstrong . |
| 2 | Apple Computer Inc chairman and chief executive officer John Sculley 's name has made it to the short list to be Secretary of Commerce in the Clinton Administration : if he takes the cabinet post , Apple 's likely to look outside for a replacement . |
| 3 | The row centres on subsidies to French farmers — whose votes are vital if Delors hopes to make it to the French Presidency . |
| 4 | Joseph had made it through the gate , but was cornered by the populace in an alley . |
| 5 | Rocky may get his chance if England midfielder David Batty fails to make it for the Boro game . |
| 6 | Only nine people have made it to the top in winter — and one died on the way down . |
| 7 | A woman who 's devoted more than twenty years to caring for her disabled daughter has made it to the finals of the ITN Carer of the Year Awards . |
| 8 | Charles tried to make it down the stairs with his eyes closed to allay the pain . |
| 9 | As far as I know , there are no other examples of ex GWR design main line engines having made it along the North Wales coast , and I for one will follow with interest the happenings of February 29th 1992 . |
| 10 | So far only a small number of women have made it to the top . |
| 11 | Since its inception in 19894 , women have made it to the shortlist , but no further . |
| 12 | Several clubs have made it to the quarter final , but all have faltered , the most notable being Darlington , when they lost by a single goal to HFS Loans League side Leek Town two years ago . |
| 13 | ‘ You were lucky to make it to the lav , ’ observed Lydia , meaning that she was very grateful that Betty had made it to the lav , since one of the rules is that the afflicted person does not mop up her own vomit and Lydia was absolutely no good at doing this . |
| 14 | The Platinum Award has become a regular feature of Edinburgh College of Art 's jewellery curriculum and for several years students from the section have made it to the finals — frequently winning at least one of the prizes . |