Example sentences of "convince [pn reflx] that [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When at last he dared to creep from his hiding-place and move on tip-toe up the dark stairs , he had counted to 372 and managed to convince himself that any fate was preferable to having an accident down there amongst the coats . |
| 2 | He convinced himself that speaking Italian to Franco presented a good opportunity to learn and therefore he should take up the challenge . |
| 3 | Donovan had taken a fairly low-key approach , refusing to accept the view ( promulgated by the CBI ) that legal restrictions on unofficial strikes would achieve the desired industrial peace , but Wilson and Barbara Castle convinced themselves that penal sanctions were necessary and justified , and in accordance with public opinion . |
| 4 | We had to find a way of convincing ourselves that any move , no move , any news , no news , good treatment , bad treatment were all indicative of imminent release . |
| 5 | She lay sleepless for so long — trying to get a grip on the situation , convincing herself that one kiss , one evening that held all the trimmings of romance had no real value — that she awoke late . |