Example sentences of "[verb] to make [pron] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can not promise to make you into a world authority on ingredients , but I do hope to share my passion for good food with you , and to inspire you to try a different type of tea or a new way of serving pasta . |
| 2 | Charles tried to make it down the stairs with his eyes closed to allay the pain . |
| 3 | When all is said and done , the attraction of earning a living playing a sport you enjoy is a strong one and it is not hard to understand why some players have to try to make it on the Tour . |
| 4 | ‘ We want to make it to the restaurant some time this century ! ’ she heard him informing her . |
| 5 | This is the favourite place for Romanians who want to make it to the West . |
| 6 | When this opening was created between two rooms , elegant display shelving , storage cupboards and stylish Victorian lace curtains were added to make it into an attractive feature |
| 7 | As he 's said of his ill-fated time at Virgin Records , ‘ I had to keep telling people they 're not going to make me into the next Sting . ’ |
| 8 | It 's just that we 're going to make it into a theatre . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I think from then on it was fairly clear that he was going to make it to the very top , ’ one retired civil servant recalled . |
| 10 | If you 've been contemplating the unthinkable just because Lemmings did n't look like it was going to make it to the C64 , think again ! |
| 11 | She had to get a move on if she was going to make it to the city before noon . |
| 12 | When an hour later she did surface , she knew at once that there was no way she was going to make it to the office on time . |
| 13 | She was just a young kid fronting a band , determined she was going to make it to the top — like her idol . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I did n't even think about about the decathlon again until Duncan Mathieson , another one of Jim 's group down here , started going on about being the only one who was going to make it to the World Student Games . |
| 15 | Despite the recent and continuing efforts of the United States Tennis Association , and indeed , other National Tennis Associations , to provide better opportunities for all , ( see Main Point ) , it remains a fact that , if you 're an aspiring black tennis player , you have to be something very special if you 're going to make it in the professional game these days . |
| 16 | To this day it is nearly impossible to find a Canadian movie screened ; in any of our cities , or investment capital which would allow a cutting edge industry to develop in Saskatchewan rather than Idaho , or a cultural figure who has not had to make it in the US ( Bryan Adams ) or the UK ( Conrad Black ) before the person is taken seriously at home . |
| 17 | They 'd really like to make it with a showgirl . |
| 18 | A further problem is that , although methane is an excellent fuel , it resists the changes needed to make it into a useful feedstock . |
| 19 | Inside , the 'heads skip round the arena with bells on their ankles , and wave fluorescent plastic tubes in the air — but sadly , tonight the Grateful Dead never manage to make it past the mildly interesting stage . |
| 20 | Inside , the 'heads skip round the arena with bells on their ankles , and wave fluorescent plastic tubes in the air — but sadly , tonight the Grateful Dead never manage to make it past the mildly interesting stage . |
| 21 | Before the Tate/LaBianca murders happened , however , Charles Manson was attempting to make it as a rock star . |
| 22 | ‘ However , there are a lot of good players from around Europe playing on the Swedish Tour and it made me realise what I have to do to make it as a pro . |
| 23 | An alpha version of NuTcracker is scheduled to make it to the outside world by the end of June followed by a beta by the end of July . |
| 24 | Looks , money , a penchant for power and a great wardrobe — they 're what it takes to make it to the top . |
| 25 | ‘ Oh for heaven 's sake , Mark , do you have to make everything into a joke ? ’ |
| 26 | A derelict piece of land nearby was due for development , but the residents decided to make it into a garden . |
| 27 | The row centres on subsidies to French farmers — whose votes are vital if Delors hopes to make it to the French Presidency . |
| 28 | However hard we try to make him into a literary archetype he remains firmly rooted in life , in nonliterary experience . |
| 29 | For those like me who fail to make it to the banks of the Styx , there is compensation at Vlykhada to the north , near Areopolis . |
| 30 | Of the reasons why females so often fail to make it to the very top , two are basic : some of the best women managers do not achieve their full potential in business because they do not know how exceptional they are , and others fail to get a boardroom seat because they lack the confidence . |