Example sentences of "[vb past] make it " in BNC.

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1 point of order , the point that I made make it on this side is that we are not against the expenditure .
2 His pen-and-ink drawings provided Minton with unrelieved amusement , as Lyttelton has recalled : Humphrey Lyttelton 's presence at Camberwell helped make it a centre for the beginnings of ‘ trad ’ , a jazz revival which replaced ‘ the polite and effete noise which had hitherto passed for genuine jazz ’ with a new vitality and energy .
3 Although the returns accruing to a particular film from the Eady Levy , as it was called , were limited both by the size of the box office in any particular year , and that film 's success in the market-place ( the levy was paid out in proportion to a film 's success ) , the promise it offered did make it easier for independents to raise cash .
4 He never did make it to the Academie , but being made international president of PEN , following Francis King , mattered a lot to him .
5 I did not threaten to resign but I did make it clear that I would not endorse changes I could not justify .
6 And once she was sure I would n't — because I did make it clear , you know , that I had no intention of doing more than agreeing to the legal business — she felt safe again . ’
7 ‘ My mother did make it . ’
8 We found the machine was fairly comfortable to use for long periods , but the high body did make it slightly awkward to control in tight corners .
9 One marsupial , however , did make it to Sulawesi .
10 A few mono copies of the album with the deleted cuts did make it out of the factory but no stereo version was believed to have been pressed until early this year , when the only known copy was advertised for auction by Strider Records of New York .
11 But I did make it and the colour did make a difference in a way I did n't expect .
12 More than two-thirds of those workstations which did make it into that market were Sun Microsystems Inc Sparcstations .
13 Towards the end of our trip , we did make it to Karakul , a day 's journey be jeep , to film a rare Central Asian gull , the brownheaded gull .
14 I mean the Marxism was the motivation just as it was for the Chinese but er I do n't think the Russian revolution remained Marxist revolution for very long But the achievement of revolution did make it possible for the success of revolution to be seen by the Chinese because it had already been achieved .
15 When we finally did make it back to the ground , palpitating and soaked with sweat , there was no sign of Ranteallo , and much of the crowd had already dispersed on its way back to the Rante .
16 I did make it to the LSE eventually and , a dozen love affairs and three broken engagements later , into marriage .
17 Bernier , in his role as imperial surgeon , did make it into the zenana complex , but was not much the wiser afterwards :
18 However , the goal posts having been established , it did make it all much easier .
19 Of course , you did make it clear that I had n't disturbed a lovers ’ tryst out there by the lake , so I 'm curious to know what did send you rushing through the grounds in such a state of agitation ? ’
20 The provision of free secondary education did make it possible for many children to get more easily the education they desired .
21 Pointy-Beard never did make it to his feet .
22 We did make it to a boozer afterwards , though , and we all agreed it was worth making a note of for future reference .
23 ‘ I 'll have to remember that , ’ Fabia commented cheerfully , and , oddly , felt no end uplifted when Vendelin Gajdusek 's smile did make it .
24 But , ‘ Yes , of course , ’ she gave in graciously , and was rewarded when his smile did make it .
25 Fewer visitors there may have been , but those who did make it from Ireland said their traditional farewell to the town 's Queen 's Hotel last night .
26 In saying that though Robert Martin did make it difficult for you .
27 Gale force winds could not blow away the players ' enthusiasm but they did make it very hard work .
28 On Dunkirk 's sunlit main street , Sid Carter marched again with five thousand of those who did make it back ; old friends reunited , new friendships established , and all remembering a very different June day .
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