But after a few days he was able to persuade her of several things.
However, the three are finally able to persuade him of his country's need.
I have for months been trying to persuade myself of this.
"I say again, men can be persuaded of many different things."
But he knew it would be no good trying to persuade her of that.
Bill Clinton (who has thought these things through) might have tried to persuade them of this.
She let him try to persuade her of it, and made no reply.
"When everybody became persuaded of that, the pieces fell into place."
This won't be obvious yet, but I hope to persuade you of it.
But he said a visit to the school persuaded him of its merit.