Example sentences of "convinced [pron] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This expedition , in addition to proving a new method of jungle warfare , did another great thing for British troops : it convinced them of the friendliness of the people of Burma , for many of them who had fought through the 1942 campaign had prejudiced memories of those hard days . |
| 2 | It was probably the idea of having to hang on for no more than two months that convinced me of the value of these silly prophesies , but I was a true believer . |
| 3 | The events of 5 October convinced him of the need to get involved again . |
| 4 | The relatively small majority ( relative to those of earlier referenda ) convinced him of the need to enter the fray in the general election campaign . |
| 5 | That first visit convinced us of the magnitude of what lay ahead : the task of regreening our country . |