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

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1 Unlike Ted , he had risen rapidly up the ranks , was voted Rookie of the Year in 1987 , made it into the Top 16 at the end of '88 , and was tipped to become a challenger for the world title .
2 In ways more amenable to women 's visual pleasure , off-beat films which then made it into the mainstream distribution circuit such as Lianna ( Nelson/Renzi ) , Desert Hearts , I 've Heard the Mermaids Singing ( Rozema ) and Percy Adlon 's work with Marianne Sagebrecht in Baghdad Café and Sugar Baby have achieved a degree of success in changing the dynamics of female objectification and sexual fantasy in an entertainment setting .
3 I eventually made it into the Yorkshire second XI and ultimately the first team .
4 Super Mario Land by the Ambassadors Of Funk featuring MC Mario made it into the Top 10 in November .
5 Rufus made it into the train before the rush began .
6 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 ’ .
7 We made it into the hall , which was actually less crowded , though still full .
8 I had underlined the few shady connections which made it into the open .
9 If the plane made it into the basket , the Mayor would authorise expenditure for whatever scheme was proposed .
10 Their backs even made it into The Times when the newspaper published names of the finishers .
11 By the time I had come downstairs and made it over the mali 's trenchworks , Balvinder had polished the bonnet so bright he could curl his moustache in the reflection .
12 He escaped with the help of Bosnians , who gave him civilian clothes to replace his army uniform , and a network of ethnic Hungarians , dodging military police across the country until he made it over the border to Szeged .
13 The weather was damp and chilly but the sleeping bag felt mighty good and I made it through the first night , sleeping like a log .
14 Three of the debut boys , England 's Barry Lane , Constantina Rocca — the first Italian to make the Ryder Cup — and former Walker Cup golfer Peter Baker of England , made it through the automatic channel .
15 Gritted our teeth and made it through the weekend .
16 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 :
17 A rabbit dodged between her feet and made it to the hedgerow .
18 We made it to the Pastukhov rocks without a break and steered left where the slope steepened considerably .
19 Berger said : ‘ He made it to the first corner ahead of me and I tried to hang on .
20 The South Koreans are rated because they made it to the last World Cup finals , but personally I will always think of the North Koreans in ‘ 66 .
21 We finally made it to the road and sped along towards the village in a cloud of dust , the three of us crouching low in the jeep .
22 Of the leading English contenders , Peter Marshall , Chris Walker and Del Harris made it to the last 16 .
23 She made it to the staircase , and dashed at random back into the bulk of the house .
24 It turned out the Australian 's baggage with much expensive equipment had never arrived in Quito , not even made it to the continent ( or so he 'd been told ) , and I sensed he had no sympathy left for any other 's misfortune .
25 And in fact they never made it to the man 's house in the country that night , because Boy made him stop the car twice more .
26 It was the final ignominy in the short , troubled history of the club that nearly made it to the First Division .
27 In the middle layer is greenish gabbro , molten rock that never made it to the surface of the crust .
28 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 .
29 But they made it to the boat , which sailed in the early hours of 1 September , two days before war was declared .
30 Carrying a tray of glasses would have been easier if the floor had been stable but I made it to the far end with only a lurch or two and delivered the goods as required .
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