Example sentences of "[adv] and [vb infin] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he could not sit patiently and wait for the next train , in an hour 's time . |
| 2 | On balance , the best policy ahead of such a closely-fought election is to hang on and hope for the best . |
| 3 | She tried to decide whether she should swallow her pride and tell John how she felt or whether to just go on and hope for the best . |
| 4 | The Waste was utterly still and save for the dark Tower in the centre utterly empty ; the birds which enlivened the forest avoided it , the morning sun , shining obliquely across it , lit the Tower down one side leaving the other in deepest shadow . |
| 5 | With four minutes left I was worried — worried whether I would be able to go out and eat for the next week or so . |
| 6 | It was far safer to start a town off with a charter , a market and a fair , and a few other practical inducements to settlers , and then to sit back and hope for the best . |
| 7 | The others will have to stay here and hope for the best . |