Example sentences of "[vb base] make it to the " in BNC.

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1 ‘ We want to make it to the restaurant some time this century ! ’ she heard him informing her .
2 This is the favourite place for Romanians who want to make it to the West .
3 There are three reasons for this : first , women dress differently from ‘ 20 men all wearing pinstripe suits ’ , making them more memorable ; second , they offload their emotions over redundancy much more quickly , making them better prepared to look for a new position ; and third , because of the so-called ‘ glass ceiling ’ , those women who do make it to the top are ‘ slightly better ’ than their male competitors .
4 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 .
5 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 .
6 Finally , assuming that you have made it to the right starting line in plenty of time , wearing the right kit and your race number , and are facing the correct way when the cannon sounds , there is just one last piece of essential advice : do n't panic !
7 Only nine people have made it to the top in winter — and one died on the way down .
8 So far only a small number of women have made it to the top .
9 Since its inception in 19894 , women have made it to the shortlist , but no further .
10 The Platinum Award has become a regular feature of Edinburgh College of Art 's jewellery curriculum and for several years students from the section have made it to the finals — frequently winning at least one of the prizes .
11 Several clubs have made it to the quarter final , but all have faltered , the most notable being Darlington , when they lost by a single goal to HFS Loans League side Leek Town two years ago .
12 He then says that Caesar does n't seem to let his emotions speak more than his reason , but ( this is the next six or seven lines ) when ambitious young people are starting out , at the bottom of the heap , they are humble and look up with awe , but once they have made it to the top , they scorn all those below them , who have helped them to get there .
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