Example sentences of "[noun] make it [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Are Oxford for the drop , can Swindon make it to the premier league play-offs ? |
| 2 | The coronet is shown in loving detail as it embodies the moment when this family of merchants made it to the princely ranks . |
| 3 | Originally it had no towers and was aisleless , but extensive additions in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries made it into a three-aisled church with a tall tower . |
| 4 | ‘ I want a clean up , not a snakesiren making it with a mongoose on my face . ’ |
| 5 | But assuming Collor 's Brazil makes it into the ranks of the developed world , it will do so at the lowest level of eligibility , on a par with the East European countries . |
| 6 | It took a further five minutes before Blenkinsop made it to the phone , but to Amiss 's relief , he appeared to be both sober and reasonable : indeed he was giving a rather creditable imitation of a normal club secretary . |
| 7 | Some hours later — no one counted , but it was a long time — eight soaking , snow-covered individuals just — but only just — on the right side of hypothermia made it to the main Teesdale road , which snow ploughs had kept open . |
| 8 | Tascam made it with a bit of the old ‘ Come All Ye ’ and mouths fell open ‘ aghast ’ when Mr Magic , Sam Woods , placed his assistant in a cabinet , broke it down into five separate pieces , and put her back together again , except that now her head replaced her knee-caps ! |
| 9 | As for venue , only 58% made it to the bedroom . |
| 10 | Brian Gordon Laudable sentiments Brian , but I have a funny feeling the organisers were more than glad that a big name team made it to the final . |
| 11 | Many men ( but few women ) deny the existence of subtle impediments that make it particularly difficult for women , blacks , Hispanics and even those talented Asians to make it to the top . |
| 12 | CINDERELLA made it to the ball — and just often enough to avoid her tennis return from becoming a pantomime farce . |
| 13 | But you 've probably noticed the ad count has risen considerably in recent months , due to the fact that we 've upped the pages to five and edited out some of the waffle ( which the waffler pays for , I might add ) in order to ensure that most ads make it into the desired issue . |
| 14 | A : Did Arthur make it to the bank ? |
| 15 | One this girl traced my hand and I traced hers at the same time — I went very slowly , which triggered her ticklishness , and she laughed every time my pencil made it to the place between two of her fingers , but she was brave , she stayed put . |
| 16 | It 's an expensive wood and not that easy to work , but the beautiful flaming and the rich pale brown colour makes it worth the trouble . |
| 17 | A precipitous road climbs from Batcombe to the crest of the downs ; the spectacular view from the top makes it worth the effort . |
| 18 | And it was n't until the end of the Second World War that the tiny trees made it to the west . |
| 19 | Unisys Corp claims that the launch of its Communications Access Processor for linking Unix computers onto an SNA network last July ( UX No 396 ) — and which last week made it into the UK — has attracted ‘ rave reviews ’ . |
| 20 | She 's a strong and individual woman making it in a man 's world . |
| 21 | Palcy is the first black woman to make it as a big-budget director in Hollywood . |
| 22 | But for people like Kim even the chance of saying goodbye to needles makes it worth the wait . |
| 23 | A flock of snow buntings , a skein of brent geese , a flotilla of eiders , a great skua or a lone gannet makes it worth the waiting . |
| 24 | Northern Ireland are all but out of the competition , needing a miracle to make it to the US , Scotland are already out and Wales are still in with a chance . |
| 25 | The plea was heartfelt , but the tone of her voice made it into a peremptory command , and his eyes narrowed . |
| 26 | BILL Clinton made it to the White House by wooing women voters with his gleaming smile , his chunky good looks and his boyish charm . |
| 27 | The timing of the Bayeux speech — after the popular rejection of the first assembly 's draft and before a second assembly got down to work — suggests strongly that de Gaulle made it with the aim of influencing the constitution-making process . |
| 28 | It was past two when Wycliffe and Kersey made it to a pub for lunch ; a pub not far from the bookshop . |
| 29 | The catalogue of the earlier Italian schools was written by Martin Davies , and published in 1951. the strength of the gallery 's holding of works by Giovanni Bellini made it worth the author 's while to write a preliminary note about difficulties of attribution : |
| 30 | Christabel makes it into a force of nature . |