Example sentences of "[was/were] hoping for some " 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 | I was hoping for some money , as I was saving frantically to buy the owl for myself . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | The University denied it was hoping for some form of financial benefit from the visit . |