Example sentences of "[noun] made [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 There is little evidence that peasant faith declined , but the authority of village priests was progressively undermined : in terms of culture and way of life they differed too little from the ordinary villagers to inspire much respect , and the miserly provision made them by the State resulted in constant friction over money matters between priest and parishioner .
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 the stroke made none of the impact she was expecting .
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 CINDERELLA made it to the ball — and just often enough to avoid her tennis return from becoming a pantomime farce .
9 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 .
10 And it was n't until the end of the Second World War that the tiny trees made it to the west .
11 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 ’ .
12 The metaphor this time is not the one from Genesis which tells how God made us in the divine image , male and female , and that completion lies in the union of men and women .
13 BILL Clinton made it to the White House by wooing women voters with his gleaming smile , his chunky good looks and his boyish charm .
14 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 .
15 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 :
16 Rufus made it into the train before the rush began .
17 If they should have been given even more ‘ porridge ’ , then their belief that their own status made them beyond the rule of law was insufficiently punished .
18 Betty Boop made it to the
19 Claire made it on the Sunday , I said in n it about time you took your wife out ?
20 If the plane made it into the basket , the Mayor would authorise expenditure for whatever scheme was proposed .
21 Of the leading English contenders , Peter Marshall , Chris Walker and Del Harris made it to the last 16 .
22 Eventually Lady Laetitia and Tick made it to the minstrels ' gallery .
23 Super Mario Land by the Ambassadors Of Funk featuring MC Mario made it into the Top 10 in November .
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