Example sentences of "[pron] hoped that [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed I hoped that this book might begin to give some clues about the origin of the tingle or the goose-pimples ; but I was disappointed . |
| 2 | In this way , I hoped that most people would be able to share in the excitement and feeling of achievement in the remarkable progress that has been made in physics in the last twenty-five years . |
| 3 | In time , she hoped that some theatrical Producer would see to it that Shakespearian plays were performed on the cliffs again , as they had been in the nineteen thirties . |
| 4 | When the development was first announced in 1990 , senior Motorola managers spoke of the company 's policy of encouraging its global suppliers to establish local operations alongside its manufacturing plants , and said they hoped that some suppliers might be persuaded to set up in Scotland . |
| 5 | Right at the end , as McLeish 's teeth were starting to chatter , Davidson confirmed that Penelope Huntley would meet him at eight next morning and he hoped that that was n't too early , sorry , but the lass had been difficult to tie down to a time . |
| 6 | The Shah told " Moustachio " that he had avoided a bloodbath and he hoped that this would mean that one day the monarchy could again play a part in Iranian life . |
| 7 | Following the talks , Bush defended Japan 's role in the Gulf war and said that he hoped that most Americans understood the constitutional constraints on Japanese military operations . |
| 8 | Once that poor girl 's divorce was through , he hoped that some decent kind young man would appear to make her happy , and take some of her present burdens from her . |
| 9 | But he owed it to his brother and his own people to go warn and prepare them ; also he hoped that some of his retainers and tenants , from whom he had been detached since Berwick , might have survived Halidon and would win home . |
| 10 | He added that at present there were problems of breeding the ‘ super killers ’ in captivity , but he hoped that these would be overcome . |