Example sentences of "convince [pers pn] that [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My recent visit has convinced me that that kind of solution is now dead . |
| 2 | ‘ meticulous experiments have convinced me that this ratio ( 1:100 ) between the quantity of diluent and that of the medicine being dynamized is far too low to develop the medicinal substance properly and to a high degree with a large number of succussions unless force is used … |
| 3 | If the salesperson is convinced that the objection is the major stumbling block to the sale , he can gain commitment from the buyer by saying : ‘ If I can convince you that this model is the most economical in its class , will you buy it ? ’ |
| 4 | Mr Slade 's extensive breeding programme within his flock of 400 pedigree ewes has convinced him that terminal sires do not have to be ‘ big and long ’ . |
| 5 | What convinces me that this child is deluded is the conflicting reports of the so-called apparition . |
| 6 | ‘ What you told me last night , Rachel , only convinced me that this marriage could work , ’ he said softly , and walked towards her with a look of intent in his blue eyes that sent panic rushing through her in hot waves . |
| 7 | Bessey was sceptical of the whole approach as little more than revived natural history , and , in order to convince him that scientific ecology was possible , Clements and Pound looked for a method of quantifying their studies . |
| 8 | ‘ At the moment , it seems impossible to convince him that any kind of action at all is necessary . ’ |
| 9 | The AX 's reputation for economy is enough to convince her that this car was the right choice . |
| 10 | It was the war itself which convinced him that economic planning by the State was necessary to prevent a return to mass unemployment . |
| 11 | His experience of the committee-managed Union convinced him that personal guidance was the safest way to run any enterprise . |
| 12 | The two-way division agreed at Aachen in March 842 is best seen as a way of putting pressure on Lothar , convincing him that this time he had no alternative to opening negotiations in earnest . |