Example sentences of "he had convinced [pn reflx] " in BNC.
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1 | Stalin had been hoping that British and American forces would be used to create a ‘ second front ’ on the main continent of Europe and by now he had convinced himself that the United States and Britain were deliberately delaying the creation of the ‘ second front ’ so that the Russian forces would be weakened by allowing the major part of the German forces to continue to oppose them on the eastern front . |
2 | Without proof , he had convinced himself that there was someone else . |
3 | When he had convinced himself of this , and made sure that there was no other evidence which could lead the authorities to him , Kirov made his discreet departure . |
4 | He thought her pleasure in Florian 's win was for her once and future lover and , presumably , that in her euphoria she was going to let him jump this queue of men he had convinced himself she had waiting for her sexual favours . |
5 | It was only sexual jealousy that he felt , after all , because he had convinced himself that she and Florian had been lovers and probably would be again when this was over . |