Example sentences of "[pers pn] succeeded in [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 It was all too clear that the writers actually understood little about the subject matter , and that the understanding they succeeded in imparting to the public was correspondingly less .
2 Even if they succeeded in breaking through the sepoy lines , where would they go ?
3 They succeeded in closing off the third of five underground conduits formed beneath the surface crust and through which red-hot magma has been flowing .
4 He was wounded eight times altogether , and on the last occasion he succeeded in getting into the air before the scars were properly healed .
5 We shall see how much or how little of local nuances it succeeded in conveying to the top authorities .
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