Example sentences of "trying to persuade [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One girl at the safe house said she was beaten up by two other girls trying to persuade her to ‘ go on the game ’ . |
| 2 | As he stood at the door trying to persuade her of the importance of other more pressing political issues , one of her cats shot out of the door , into the road and under the wheels of a passing lorry . |
| 3 | His friends and colleagues were trying to persuade him at the time that this would not be wise — what on earth would happen to the British election campaign if the country had to go to war in the Gulf half-way through ? |
| 4 | As he pressed eagerly forward , his long beard streaming In the wind and rain , two Spanish friars snapped at his heels , still desperately trying to persuade him in Latin to die in the faith ; they continued to exhort him at the stake , where , according to Foxe , he lifted up his eyes to heaven , as he held his offending hand in the fire , and died using the words of Stephen : ‘ Lord Jesus receive my spirit . ’ |
| 5 | That is the old view that a lot of the older generation of conservative German historians have been trying to persuade us of . |
| 6 | It took me quite a while to convince him that my being with you was because I was trying to persuade you to — ’ |