Example sentences of "make it to [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had made it to the door of my flat . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ You were lucky to make it to the lav , ’ observed Lydia , meaning that she was very grateful that Betty had made it to the lav , since one of the rules is that the afflicted person does not mop up her own vomit and Lydia was absolutely no good at doing this . |
| 4 | He sat on the top of the large expanse of teak desk and stared coldly at the men who had made it to the top of one of the biggest corporations in the world , employing nearly one million people . |
| 5 | Only nine people have made it to the top in winter — and one died on the way down . |
| 6 | So far only a small number of women have made it to the top . |
| 7 | In reality Goldie is a shrewd operator who is proud to have made it to the top on her own merits . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Nineteen of us had made it to the end . |
| 10 | By 25 past , we 'd made it to the car when I realised that I wanted to push — panic ! |
| 11 | Since its inception in 19894 , women have made it to the shortlist , but no further . |
| 12 | Half of these make it to the training yards , and not all of them , by a long way , will ever make it to a race track . |
| 13 | Did he make it to a tree too ? ’ |
| 14 | We did make it to a boozer afterwards , though , and we all agreed it was worth making a note of for future reference . |
| 15 | On Christmas Eve , listening to herself making yet more excuses on the telephone , explaining why they could n't make it to a family party , hearing her sister 's disappointment . |
| 16 | ‘ We did n't make it to the Bazaar last night . |
| 17 | What and how far was the next county , and could we make it to the border before closing-time ? |
| 18 | Leonora watched him go with mixed feelings , not really sure she could make it to the bathroom alone , despite her fine words . |
| 19 | Skill is one of the most important elements in the champion 's make-up , because if he ca n't perform the right technique at the right time and in the right way , he will never make it to the winner 's rostrum . |
| 20 | In 1987 at one of the regular meetings of superintendents , I listened as the deputy chief constable talked his way through a potential problem for the increasing numbers of graduates in the service , who ‘ obviously can not all make it to the top ’ . |
| 21 | Business asked the 10 youngest : ‘ How did you make it to the top so quickly ? ’ |
| 22 | Will wiggling your bottom help you make it to the top ? |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | When I look at the Olympic fighters here I see several with good styles and professional potential who should make it to the top if they get with the right coaches . ’ |
| 25 | The most frequent trigger to that crisis was career blockage , the realization that they , with the vast majority , would not make it to the top . |
| 26 | He did n't make it to the course on the next day , was sacked , and always maintained that if he had n't given up the drink for those ten days or so and ‘ dried out ’ he would not have got so drunk , would have been on the course at the appointed time , would not have lost his job , and would have have carried for yet another Open Champion . |
| 27 | This morning , 104 headed for home and only 3 other Central South crews will make it to the finish . |
| 28 | We should just make it to the cabaret — everyone 's there . |
| 29 | Now , do you think we can make it to the post box let's go and have a try shall we ? |
| 30 | Derek who was accompanied by his wife , Lorna , daughters Charlotte and Emma , and his parents , nearly did n't make it to the ceremony . |