Example sentences of "[adv] hope for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | One would obviously hope for a linear dependence of the A-measure on area . |
| 2 | Now Rebecca 's family can only hope for a suitable kidney from an accident victim . |
| 3 | Today it was to be local aerobatics ; the war in Europe may have ended , but he was eagerly hoping for a posting to the Pacific Theatre . |
| 4 | Like brownies , they prefer to work during daylight hours and snooze in a warm spot by the hearth during the day , only hoping for a bowl of milk as payment for their labours . |
| 5 | Unfortunately , encyclopaedias are very expensive to compile and publish so one can not hope for a new edition every year and the information in them is thus often very dated . |
| 6 | Teenage farm workers are particularly sensitive to their image at an age when they are dating girls who may or may not hope for a better future than that of a farm worker 's wife . |
| 7 | For I can not hope for a reference from Lady Merchiston , and I am afraid that … ’ |
| 8 | Finally hopes for a dramatic improvement in trade with Commonwealth members were not realized . |
| 9 | I 'm not hoping for a shell-casing , you know , but if he 'd just get a fucking nose-bleed or something , I 'd be a happy man . ’ |
| 10 | By late November , in a mood not far from suicidal , he was in London once more , desperately hoping for a win in the Irish Lottery ; but when that last hope failed , he used the only means he could find of acting decisively . |
| 11 | The former Manchester United and Everton star joins UTV 's studio team for the big clash from Lansdowne Road , desperately hoping for a Northern Ireland win . |
| 12 | Manager Jim McCorry , who twice played against Fermanagh in the championship , is desperately hoping for a prolonged run to compensate for a disappointing and dismal league campaign . |
| 13 | As the fiery blush mounted her cheeks , she shook his hand briefly , desperately hoping for a miracle . |
| 14 | Between January 1940 and June 1941 he broadcast no fewer than nine major speeches , demonstrating his unshakeable confidence , strengthening morale , and giving further hope for an early end to the war . |
| 15 | Mr Deaves still hopes for a settlement from his firm , which sacked him for allegedly taking an extra £387,000 pay — which he denies . |
| 16 | Despite what he privately calls Russian ‘ poker-playing ’ over a united Germany 's relationship with NATO and the Atlantic alliance , Mr Kohl still hopes for an accord in the ‘ two-plus-four ’ talks by the autumn . |
| 17 | In 1960 EFTA still hoped for a multilateral solution , within the ambit of the OECD , to the economic differences between the two organisations . |
| 18 | He had been to Buckingham Palace for a Privy Council , and he was able to inform Asquith that the King still hoped for a solution without a change of Prime Minister . |
| 19 | Margaret always hoped for a career in University . |
| 20 | The United States was similarly dismayed , for it still hoped for a Labour electoral victory and an eventual political settlement with Jordan . |
| 21 | He still hoped for a settlement , but each time he sent a communication to Bidault it was unaccountably held up by d'Argenlieu . |
| 22 | They had both hoped for a classic siege manoeuvre : a complete blockade of supplies , followed when the city was weak by an assault over ditches infilled by themselves , and preceded by feints , night attacks and heavy bombardment . |
| 23 | Reagan had also hoped for a ‘ clean ’ bill , one that was not adorned with ‘ ornaments ’ — in other words , concessions made to facilitate passage . |
| 24 | They are waiting to hear from English Heritage and are also hoping for a grant from the East Hampshire District Council . |
| 25 | The US , by far the world 's wealthiest and most powerful state , also hoped for a stable , expanding world economy where freer trade would prevent a return to the depression and unemployment which had led to militant nationalism in the 1930s . |
| 26 | But Walker , who is contender for Great Britain 's Olympic team , was clearly hoping for a much better time on what amounted to a solo run . |
| 27 | From there he had got into Trinity College , and now hoped for a career in the Civil Service . |
| 28 | The affair had dominated relations between the two countries , and Rocard now hoped for a fresh start , although Bolger noted that they would have to " agree to differ " over French nuclear policy . |
| 29 | It now hopes for a future in the software design and systems integration market for massively parallel systems , but aside from an image processing library has no obvious product ready , and would not elucidate further . |
| 30 | But no , The Day Leeds Won The Title they were n't there , apart from one fat bloke called Jimmy who 'd gone out hoping for a quiet drink … |