Example sentences of "make it [adj] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Time will be standing still in Kington on sunday … the streets should be empty … they 'll all be at Lords to cheer their cricket team on the village eleven have made it all the way to the final after 25 years of trying … |
| 2 | Let's see if you can make it all the way to the front door before Rosie gets you . |
| 3 | If she does make a noise you probably wo n't shoot her , and anyway there 's a chance she could n't make enough of a noise to be heard outside the front door ; it 's a big house and although there are a lot of hard , sound-reflective surfaces in it , you 're not convinced a scream would make it all the way to whoever 's outside , either down the stairwell or through the double-glazed balcony windows . |
| 4 | M. Lheureux plies Emma with a foretaste of false comfort : he tells her consoling stories of lost dogs which have returned to their masters despite great distances ; why , there was even one that made it all the way back to Paris from Constantinople . |
| 5 | At the House of Lords hearing , the QC appearing for the Attorney General made it clear the law lords ' ruling meant no case could be brought against the hospital or medical staff involved . |
| 6 | His tone made it clear the job was not one he had enjoyed . |
| 7 | ‘ Fascinating , ’ Caroline said , in a tone that made it clear the topic was anything but . |
| 8 | Does he further agree that that needs to be a Europe which is not only open and ready to trade fully with the rest of the world , but also ready to grapple with the greatest danger facing European stability , a danger which was scarcely mentioned at Maastricht , and which must be faced by ensuring that the nations of eastern Europe make it all the way to open democracies and that the vast and scattered nuclear arsenal of the former Soviet Union is brought under proper control and we prevent a great proliferation of nuclear weapons in the successor states ? |
| 9 | Turning from the hardware of sea rescue to the people who make it possible the Chairman emphasised that the contribution of lifeboat crews could not be stressed too highly . |
| 10 | The notes to this Law make it clear the course of action to be taken : ‘ It is a question for the referee whether or not a series of the same offences by different players of a team amounts to repeated infringement . |
| 11 | Making it all the stranger that he should decide to lug his camera down the well-worn path of the court room drama . |
| 12 | He rose to his feet , making it clear the question was rhetorical , as Gina , feeling as humiliated as if he had actually slapped her face , tried to hide her chagrin by swallowing the remains of her coffee . |
| 13 | The alderman pulled his fur-lined bed robe around him , moving restlessly on the stone-flagged corridor and making it obvious the coroner should leave . |
| 14 | For most of course whether they 're here for fun or fame the aim is to make it all the way … |
| 15 | As more letters take its place , you must enter them correctly until the person makes it all the way to the end of the belt and thus to safety . |