Example sentences of "[noun] make it [prep] the " 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 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 .
4 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 .
5 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 .
6 As for venue , only 58% made it to the bedroom .
7 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 .
8 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 .
9 CINDERELLA made it to the ball — and just often enough to avoid her tennis return from becoming a pantomime farce .
10 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 .
11 A : Did Arthur make it to the bank ?
12 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 .
13 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 .
14 A precipitous road climbs from Batcombe to the crest of the downs ; the spectacular view from the top makes it worth the effort .
15 And it was n't until the end of the Second World War that the tiny trees made it to the west .
16 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 ’ .
17 But for people like Kim even the chance of saying goodbye to needles makes it worth the wait .
18 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 .
19 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 .
20 BILL Clinton made it to the White House by wooing women voters with his gleaming smile , his chunky good looks and his boyish charm .
21 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 .
22 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 :
23 And then he did it again in 1944 , that time from east to west , the first man to make it across the top of Canada in both directions .
24 What has also developed is a kind of unofficial contest between himself and Warren Beatty which is all about women , i.e. , their famous conquests and their alleged insatiable quests to make it with the world 's most attractive women , or some alluring beauty either may have encountered in a bar or restaurant .
25 The otter was the only strictly European species to make it into the overall ‘ Top 10 ’ , though badger , fox and hedgehog all got as far as the top 20 .
26 It 's still rare to find women artists making it to the top .
27 He lost interest after that , his plan overshadowed by the oil tanker Manhattan making it across the top of America .
28 Rufus made it into the train before the rush began .
29 Betty Boop made it to the
30 Claire made it on the Sunday , I said in n it about time you took your wife out ?
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