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But the real coup may have been persuading her to sing one of his songs, the strummy “Two Ghosts,” before they performed “Landslide.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2017

I have been persuading him to desert for a long time, as I had need of him.

From The Day of Wrath by Bain, R. Nisbet (Robert Nisbet)

“Davie, do you know, I have been persuading your mother to let you go with me to the Red River,” said Philip.

From The Inglises Or, How the Way Opened by Robertson, Margaret M. (Margaret Murray)

We thought at first we would not tell for a few days, but keep our secret; but I have been persuading Elise that there is no use in waiting for wedding finery.

From Molly Brown's Orchard Home by Speed, Nell

And yet I have been persuading myself that I was only cultivating the powers which God gave me.

From True to his Colours The Life that Wears Best by Helm, D. A.