Example sentences of "make [pers pn] back [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I wondered if the third soldier had made it back to his own lines . |
| 2 | If it had reached the Morvan and had then turned round , but did not make it back to base , then a crash on land or sea is self-evident : if on land , only the agency — the weather , engine trouble , or enemy action — is in doubt . |
| 3 | Which member of the SDP 's ‘ Gang of Four ’ did n't make it back to the House of Commons at any time in 1983 ? |
| 4 | But on the trial flight ( June 24 , 1979 ) , the aeroplane ran out of fuel and Mike did n't make it back to the runway . |
| 5 | By the time we reached Llanberis it was touch and go whether we would make it back to base at all that night . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Sometimes one of them did n't make it back to base , or camp , or whatever they called it , and then one of his chums would pop along to tell the girlfriend . |
| 8 | And er the sparrow thought he would maybe make it back to the mainland now so the peedie fairy climbed on his back and the sparrow flew it back to the mainland . |
| 9 | Yet we consoled ourselves with what we took to be a furtive glint of triumph in Ranteallo 's eyes as he accepted our pig money , and swore to us that he would not burn the house down before we could make it back from filming the king 's burial in the death-cliffs . |
| 10 | I also wonder what will happen if I have a second child — Mark might not make it back from work in time to be with me . ’ |
| 11 | She waited to see if McGee would make it back from the drawing room then , fearful lest he should have to ring a second time , she opened the door . |
| 12 | He might make it back by four in the morning , once he 'd dumped the car . |
| 13 | The reason being that way back in 1990 the Leinster Division won the cup and its return to England was somewhat delayed , in fact , it did n't make it back in time for the 1991 competition when Western were the victors . |
| 14 | it did n't even make it back in time for 1992 when there was no competition so now it 's back in the UK it is appropriate that Western can enjoy its company . |
| 15 | I asked the University if I could be last to get my degree , I was so sure he 'd make it back in time . |
| 16 | ‘ I asked the University if I could be last to get my degree , I was so sure he 'd make it back in time . |
| 17 | and that 's what I 'm gon na be aiming to do , if it , if I break even in two years I 'd be happy cos I 've made money back and then I 'll be making profit after that , and you wo n't make it back in the first year , no way |
| 18 | She made it back to her office and sank into her chair ; but after a few minutes she sat up , combed her hair and decided to go home . |
| 19 | Like several other drivers , they spun almost in unison , but it was the Nissan that made it back to the pits first . |
| 20 | Everyone made it back to the rendezvous where they laid up for the day , returning in the evening to pick up the SBS group which had managed to deal with the radio station . |
| 21 | All of them made it back to the rendezvous where they also met up with Zirnheld 's group who had managed to account for eleven aircraft . |
| 22 | During the day the heat at the bottom of the vast bowl was the most intense any of them had ever experienced , but the whole convoy made it back to the Delta . |
| 23 | The various crews all made it back to the base camp without difficulty , but they learned that Zirnheld had been killed . |
| 24 | Of the other ranks , it was the desert veterans who made it back to the British lines , including Reg Seekings and Ted Badger , both of whom had been attached to B Squadron . |
| 25 | Although the drawing made it back to civilisation the pickled head , along with the rest of the ship , was lost . |
| 26 | others of the 105 Squadron Blenheims were less fortunate — Z7486 ( Sgts Mackillop , Nethercott and Entwistle ) were shot down and crashed into a factory ; Z7486 ( F/O Lambert , Sgts Copeland and Charles ) was hit by flak and last seen in flames heading further inland ; V7484 ( Sgts Jackson , Williams and Purves ) was also hit by flak but made it back to Swanton for a belly-landing . |
| 27 | Those who made it back to Algeria after the debacle were reformed into other regiments . |
| 28 | I made it back to the car and drove very slowly back to my own apartment . |
| 29 | Less than twenty of them finally made it back to England , alas — but their sale at Sotheby 's made this one of the most profitable ventures we 've ever engaged in , and did much to offset our subsequent post-production costs ! |
| 30 | Where are the 365 collecting boxes for last year 's Ian Botham Walk for Leukaemia that never made it back to Corporate Communications ? |