Example sentences of "[pers pn] made it [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Carrying a tray of glasses would have been easier if the floor had been stable but I made it to the far end with only a lurch or two and delivered the goods as required . |
| 2 | The weather was damp and chilly but the sleeping bag felt mighty good and I made it through the first night , sleeping like a log . |
| 3 | Now Liz did n't win our first , second or third prize er last year , but she , she made it to the final twelve , er her , her full-length novel now , has now been accepted by Collins and that 's going to be published next February , there 's talk of a big American contract for Liz and Liz has now been floated away in to the world of big time professional writing . |
| 4 | God was clearly on her side and she made it to the living-room door without a hitch . |
| 5 | In my time you even had to survive Hansen 's unofficial scrutiny before you made it to the first team . |
| 6 | They made it to the winning post fairly creditably . |
| 7 | The South Koreans are rated because they made it to the last World Cup finals , but personally I will always think of the North Koreans in ‘ 66 . |
| 8 | Frankie 's fall reflected the way they made it in the first place , through marketing rather than live performance . |
| 9 | Berger said : ‘ He made it to the first corner ahead of me and I tried to hang on . |
| 10 | In competition with 800 other boys , he made it to the last five , but nerves got the better of him during a final audition at the Criterion Theatre , in London 's West End . |
| 11 | His ‘ act as if you own the place ’ approach seemed to work , and he made it to the double doors that opened into the main tunnel complex , not even pausing as he attached a circuit board to a second brick and casually tossed it into the heart of the pile of drums on the dock nearby . |