Example sentences of "[vb infin] persuaded [pn reflx] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He may well have believed that the factionalization inherent in Woodville control of the heir posed such a threat to political stability that his own rule was preferable — he may have persuaded himself , in fact , that he was acting for the good of the realm . |
| 2 | He may well have believed that the factionalization inherent in Woodville control of the heir posed such a threat to political stability that his own rule was preferable — he may have persuaded himself , in fact , that he was acting for the good of the realm . |
| 3 | A few of its members may already have persuaded themselves that a protector was the most reliable counterweight to Woodville influence . |
| 4 | Although the French may have persuaded themselves that they were moving as fast as they could towards the ‘ perfection ’ of Vietnamese independence , it was perhaps indulgent of Acheson to have allowed himself to be persuaded as well . |
| 5 | A few of its members may already have persuaded themselves that a protector was the most reliable counterweight to Woodville influence . |
| 6 | If he had , she could have persuaded herself that none of it had been her fault — that he 'd physically forced her into making love . |