Example sentences of "of what [pers pn] [vb past] achieve " in BNC.

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1 They and I were proud of what they had achieved .
2 Although the initiators had a reasonably clear idea of what they wished to achieve and of the means by which this might be pursued , the fine detail could only be thrashed out as the project proceeded .
3 The TPLF admit that they started a revolution without carefully working out the details of what they hoped to achieve and establish .
4 The engineers at BMW had a clear vision of what they wanted to achieve with the 5 Series .
5 Friends say that this was the demand she put first and foremost on the list of what she wanted to achieve .
6 I HAVE always had a clear idea of what I hoped to achieve at certain points in my life , which has given me a sense of direction .
7 When news of this reached El Cid , he at once set out for his city but already in a matter of ten days , much of what he had achieved was undone .
8 In the opinion of a senior civil servant of the day , Butler ‘ had a genuine desire for prison reform without any very clear concept himself of what he wanted to achieve ’ .
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