Example sentences of "make it to the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We did n't make it to the Bazaar last night . |
| 2 | What and how far was the next county , and could we make it to the border before closing-time ? |
| 3 | Leonora watched him go with mixed feelings , not really sure she could make it to the bathroom alone , despite her fine words . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 ’ . |
| 6 | Business asked the 10 youngest : ‘ How did you make it to the top so quickly ? ’ |
| 7 | Will wiggling your bottom help you make it to the top ? |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . ’ |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | if you ca n't make it to the Manor do n't forget to switch on and cheer the Central Live match this sunday afternoon … what else is going on … headlines in action round up |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | This morning , 104 headed for home and only 3 other Central South crews will make it to the finish . |
| 14 | He never did make it to the Academie , but being made international president of PEN , following Francis King , mattered a lot to him . |
| 15 | She was Labour , she said , but was n't sure she could make it to the polls . |
| 16 | We should just make it to the cabaret — everyone 's there . |
| 17 | Now , do you think we can make it to the post box let's go and have a try shall we ? |
| 18 | Derek who was accompanied by his wife , Lorna , daughters Charlotte and Emma , and his parents , nearly did n't make it to the ceremony . |
| 19 | Some will make it to the market , others just fade away into their particular niche . |
| 20 | I did make it to the LSE eventually and , a dozen love affairs and three broken engagements later , into marriage . |
| 21 | ‘ You could make it to the end now , and I 'll tell old Sam you 've done a length . ’ |
| 22 | With fifteen laps to go , the race was his : if he could make it to the end . |
| 23 | Some hard-pressed commuters may not make it to the end of the line . ) |
| 24 | Even if it landed on time , I would have the four-hour journey to Hull and it was unlikely that I would make it to the funeral . |
| 25 | THERE was a fear that John Patten might never make it to the Cabinet . |
| 26 | It is doubtful whether Mike will ever make it to the director 's dining-room , to share a table with sons of Conservative peers . |
| 27 | Behind the myth of the big drinkers like Hughie Gallacher and Jim Baxter , are the people who did n't quite make it to the realm of myth , the lonely bores , the manic depressives , the failed fullbacks and the defeated unfortunates who had to retire early and find a job in the real world . |
| 28 | He explained he was having a dizzy spell and could n't make it to the doctor 's , so I drove him there . |
| 29 | A : Did Arthur make it to the bank ? |
| 30 | Tonight , touts remove five times the original ticket cost from those who did n't make it to the box office . |