Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] made it [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 But a lot of them only made it by the skin of his teeth and are in the party only because of their reputation .
2 I eventually made it into the Yorkshire second XI and ultimately the first team .
3 So the Queen and I just made it before the deluge !
4 I had intended to try and ring Jo as soon as I got in , to find out what the hell was going on , but I never made it for the house was in turmoil .
5 What did it feel like when you finally made it to the summit of Everest ?
6 She just made it to the bathroom in time , before she parted unceremoniously with the contents of her stomach , then hung weakly against the side of the washbasin , more wretched and humiliated than she 'd ever felt in her life .
7 If London did n't go as you 'd hoped — perhaps you never made it to the end — a float will help you put things into perspective and will leave you feeling more positive .
8 We finally made it to the road and sped along towards the village in a cloud of dust , the three of us crouching low in the jeep .
9 It was a great day , and best of all we even made it on the nine , on the six o'clock news .
10 And in fact they never made it to the man 's house in the country that night , because Boy made him stop the car twice more .
11 And he gave me a smacker on the forehead , said he 'd keep me up his sleeve if he never made it to the altar .
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