Example sentences of "[noun prp] had been hoping " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stalin had been hoping that British and American forces would be used to create a ‘ second front ’ on the main continent of Europe and by now he had convinced himself that the United States and Britain were deliberately delaying the creation of the ‘ second front ’ so that the Russian forces would be weakened by allowing the major part of the German forces to continue to oppose them on the eastern front . |
| 2 | Mrs Grandison followed her apprehensively into one of those ubiquitous tea-shops which cater for the multitudes of office workers and others who want a cheap meal at any time of the day , and which , excellent though they are , can hardly be compared with the restaurants Mrs Grandison had been hoping to lunch in . |
| 3 | This was the one question Robert had been hoping the headmaster would not ask him . |
| 4 | The involvement of students was something that Owen had been hoping to avoid . |
| 5 | France had been hoping for a Kinnock victory , to provide a second socialist power in one of the leading EC countries to act as an ally for President Mitterrand at summit talks . |
| 6 | If Spunk had been hoping to rattle me by picking this place for a venue , then Spunk was out of luck . |
| 7 | I know Martinho had been hoping for a religious programme . |