Example sentences of "hope of [verb] [pron] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | This argument tacitly assumes that once the collapse begins there is no hope of stopping it at a later stage . |
| 2 | Right form the start they get the club into the wrong position , meaning they have no hope of getting it into a good position afterwards . |
| 3 | A year ago , Everton 's only hope of salvaging anything from a miserable season evaporated when they lost at Stamford Bridge in an FA Cup tie . |
| 4 | It did not occur to him that it was following the track of a mole , in the hope of killing it with a blow of its beak and then pulling it out of its shallow run . |
| 5 | I 've already telephoned the Consulate , ’ he added , in the hope of soothing her with a half-truth . |