Example sentences of "[conj] make [pers pn] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like several other drivers , they spun almost in unison , but it was the Nissan that made it back to the pits first . |
| 2 | Widnes will open their defence of the Regal Trophy determined to wipe out the Headingley memory and make it up to the fans who travelled over to Yorkshire to support them in that disappointing performance . |
| 3 | The entire cast held their breath , as if watching a tightrope-walker stumble , and all let out a sigh of relief when he managed to right himself and make it through to the end of the speech . |
| 4 | For once they managed to evade the searchlights , dodge the guard-dogs , tunnel under the barbed wire and make it back to the sanctuary of their bunks before Stein and the Stalag Squad knew they were gone . |
| 5 | Next he led the spinnaker sheets aft to the cockpit and made them fast to the stern cleats with plenty of slack . |