Example sentences of "convinced [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the officer leading the hunt says he 's convinced the girl 's story is genuine . |
| 2 | But many leading scientists are convinced the find at Yekaterinburg will end the mystery . |
| 3 | In August 1940 , this little team of propagandists was urgently soothing panicky policemen , as far apart as Kent and Cardiganshire , who were convinced the invasion had started . |
| 4 | But Solly Adam and Mohammad Tanvir , who have strong links with local league cricket , are convinced the battle against racism is being won -although few Asian youngsters are breaking through . |
| 5 | The biggest reason for Asia 's sceptical eye on the Gulf , though , is that not many Asians are convinced the fight makes any difference . |
| 6 | However , he is convinced the watch was there already . |
| 7 | With the play-offs just 11 days away , you 'd have thought the players would have more pressing matters to attend to , but player-manager Glenn Hoddle is convinced the recording is a worthwhile exercise . |
| 8 | Friends of Morton said : ‘ We are convinced the princess has come under unbelievable pressure to issue this statement . |
| 9 | Bernard , acutely aware of the volatility of the fashion market , was convinced the company must diversify into the more stable home furnishing sector as soon as possible . |
| 10 | The divisional organiser , John Kydd , one of the four men named in today 's proceedings , is convinced the company is using the electronic camera to monitor the union 's activities . |
| 11 | I 'm convinced the public would be better served by a wider cross-section of journalists . |
| 12 | But over the next months they became convinced the couple had been killed by someone they knew . |
| 13 | Voluntary Project administrator Roy Montgomery is convinced the scheme , which has been running for three months , is a major success — and a lifeline for local young people . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm convinced the voice is the strongest part of us , ’ Angela says . |
| 15 | Actually , I 'm convinced the man to beat Lewis will do it through applying more mental pressure than physical strength . |
| 16 | Oliver was convinced the man was closing the gap , he refused to think what might happen when he caught up with them . |
| 17 | He was convinced the man had not been at the army camp demonstration on the day MacQuillan died . |
| 18 | ‘ But I 'm convinced the stimulus is better than the boredom . |
| 19 | We were convinced the single would go storming into the Top 20 … it was the best we could do with that photo session … ‘ |
| 20 | Annis Garfield is convinced the look and say method has failed too many youngsters . |
| 21 | Pearce is convinced the experience of those early years had important universal lessons of which any young graduate entering industry today ought to take heed . |
| 22 | The Wallaby team hierarchy were convinced the tour would be aborted . |
| 23 | Mr Paul Bagni , general manager of Dalgety , said : ‘ I am convinced the pilot was aiming for an old airfield behind our plant but came down just short of it . ’ |
| 24 | The consistency of these distortions and the immediacy with which they occur convinced the Gestalt psychologists that they were dealing with a fundamental property of the brain rather than something that we have learned . |
| 25 | That was in fact the private view of Harold Nicolson , although he did not allow it to be expressed in his official biography of George V. In an unpublished section of his diaries , he writes of his interview with Queen Mary on 21 March 1949 , ‘ I talked to her about the 1931 crisis and said that I was convinced the King had been a determinant influence on that occasion , ‘ Yes certainly ; he certainly was , ' |
| 26 | I think he was convinced the green was fast , but maybe he had forgotten we were coming out of the rough and the topspin ran us through the green . |
| 27 | Officials close to Mr Delors said he was convinced the pace of change in Eastern Europe had made the need for a more federal EC all the more urgent . |
| 28 | She was convinced the cat was basically evil , but it was Mrs Rundle 's beloved if delinquent child and she had to ask after it . |
| 29 | The conventional explanation of the coalition 's commitment to provide ‘ a high and stable level of employment after the war ’ is that men in positions of power were convinced the aim could be achieved by a policy of managing effective demand , as advocated by Keynes and his supporters . |
| 30 | So that even when suspicions had been roused and blood tests called for , Marie was convinced the baby she was nurturing was her own . |