Example sentences of "have hope for a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 We would have to hope for a Tory victory , but , because of the uncertainty about the outcome of the election , he could not put her on the waiting list .
2 She could not have guessed how much she would enjoy herself with a stranger , how completely this woman was in sympathy with her , could not have hoped for a new friend to come out , at this stage in her life , and give her so much pleasure .
3 He had hoped for a critical reexamination of the field .
4 Dr Owen 's decision to support tactical voting for some Liberal Democrat candidates will surprise senior Conservatives , who had hoped for a simple message of support for Mr Major .
5 After forcing Gooch to eat his words by winning an England recall this summer and passing Geoff Boycott 's Test runs record , Gower had hoped for a late honeymoon in India .
6 The inquiry had heard forensic details of each individual death but as Mark Smith reports the parents had hoped for a great deal more .
7 She had hoped for a new freedom , but had found a trap .
8 He needed to compare his ledger 's statistics with the industry averages/norm , and he had hoped for a concentrated sample from their trade association , but no such luck .
9 If he had hoped for a gentle introduction to the life of the School , he was soon to be disappointed , for 1978 was to be the year in which far-reaching changes were to be set in motion .
10 When I was two my mother had bought me a number of premium bonds and ever since I had hoped for a little win .
11 Ireland had hoped for a three-day match but this was not possible .
12 But Winnie , in all , though glad he was sick , that he had not jilted her , would have much preferred a broken leg — she had hoped for a broken leg — than the way he was , like those newsreel horrors : Hitler 's Jews , like something out of Belsen .
13 So we have to hope for a fine day for this on Sunday , obviously .
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