Example sentences of "[was/were] hoping for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We did n't expect it to last as long as it has , and were hoping for some relief by the end of the year . |
| 2 | The UAE was reported to have reacted in a low-key manner to the Iranian takeover , coming as it did at a time when the Gulf states were hoping for improved relations with Iran . |
| 3 | The Safrane is also a car that meets its rivals head on , even though there are areas in which we , certainly , were hoping for more . |
| 4 | Ari Vatanen has come second and Colin McRae sixth … a good performance … but the British fans were hoping for more as Tim Russon now reports |
| 5 | In 1971 I was hoping for great things , because the British Open was at Birkdale , my home-course , but Tom could n't handle Birkdale . |
| 6 | Gasanov said on Nov. 20 that Azerbaijan was hoping for increased commercial links , and , as a Turkic speaking nation , would adopt the Latin alphabet in order to increase cultural co-operation with Turkey . |
| 7 | Sigua said that he was hoping for economic aid and credits from the USA and Iran and for bilateral trade agreements with Commonwealth of Independent States ( CIS ) countries to relieve the situation . |
| 8 | I was hoping for 13 from games 7–12 and will be happy to achieve that . |
| 9 | The prime minister , Mr Michel Rocard , was hoping for better from its break-up . |
| 10 | The recession-hit industry was hoping for 400,000 . |
| 11 | Thus , French High Commissioner Pignon was hoping for American assistance in replacing and repairing military equipment ; said he was prepared for US military aid to go direct to the Vietnam government ; but also , in order to deter a Chinese invasion of Tonkin , was trying to talk the US into sending warships , particularly aircraft-carriers , into Indo-Chinese waters . |
| 12 | ‘ I was hoping for platinum-blonde , or red , but now it 's dry I find it 's plain old mouse . ’ |
| 13 | ) In April 1190 Mozart was hoping for another court appointment under the new emperor , Leopold II , and he implored Puchberg to keep his financial disarray a secret , believing that if it were publicly known it would damage his chances of success . |
| 14 | I was hoping for some money , as I was saving frantically to buy the owl for myself . |
| 15 | The Shah 's enemies saw the move differently , The fact that they was now lingering in the area , first in Egypt an now Morocco , rather than proceeding straight to the United States as announced , inevitably aroused the suspicion that he was hoping for some sort of repeat of 1953 . |
| 16 | She rather thought he was hoping for some reciprocal comment or gesture , but for the life of her , whether he thought it unforgivable or not , she just had to burst out laughing , and ‘ Lubor ! ’ she laughed . |
| 17 | The University denied it was hoping for some form of financial benefit from the visit . |