Example sentences of "be hoping that [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well the judgment 's deserved on that but we 're hoping we 're gon na win it and we 're hoping that that is a beneficial thing to the other guards , but I would n't put any money on it . |
| 2 | ‘ We 're hoping that these pings and pops will prove to be sexually attractive to this group of males . |
| 3 | But now it 's gradually starting to improve again , and we 're hoping that this will continue . ’ |
| 4 | So a big change in the way that we are arranged has actually come about through the general management structure , and we 're hoping that this will give us more room , if you like to start looking at priorities , and to move the budget around in accordance with our feelings about those priorities . |
| 5 | The islanders will be hoping that former skipper Arjuna Ranatunga can put his wretched Pakistan tour form behind him ( he could manage only six runs in four Test innings ) , and that left-hander Sanath Jayasuriya can continue his good form in that same series ( 238 runs at 79.33 ) . |
| 6 | The Panel must be hoping that this will be an end to the matter . |
| 7 | Erm , so I 'm hoping that that will work , it 's it 's down in the diary for him to do that , and and I 've given a little note about what the Adult School is all about . |
| 8 | It 's just those few , committed capitalists that see profits as the only , the only motive to be on this earth , that seem to be , was was they seem to have the influence in this in this country , and and like er , I 'm I 'm hoping that this er , er British Government objection to the Court of Justice does fail , as as is er suggested it may do , erm , and let's let's hope it does , and let's hope that we get this er , implemented . |
| 9 | So what I 'm hoping that this Council will do is send a message up to White Hall that this is an abuse of executive power to stifle the challenges of t to the authority . |
| 10 | So I 'm hoping that this system that I give you will allow you to do that , anybody been a best man at a wedding ? |
| 11 | I 'm hoping that this might lead to an improvement but I still please ask you all to keep me in touch with where things are going wrong so that they can be put right . |
| 12 | After a pause , she said , ‘ And you were hoping that one day she 'd give up seeing men altogether and have a steady relationship with you ? ’ |
| 13 | 7 days after Richard Miles 's death , the police are hoping that passing motorists can provide them with vital clues . |
| 14 | I mean , I know that 's what Glasgow two thousand , we , various people here are er , are hoping that that that smoking will become a thing of the past , do you think , do you think it will ? |
| 15 | If you 're pr promoting that rich peasant economy , you are hoping that middle peasants will be upwardly ambitious and mobile and , and will also move up to be , to be rich peasants . |
| 16 | Now his parents , Albert and Carla , are hoping that some good can come out of their heartbreak by buying vital equipment for Alder Hey Hospital . |
| 17 | Christie 's are hoping that this will provide a much needed fillip to the subject . |
| 18 | Also , as you all know , the festive season is fast approaching and in Glasgow the Committee will be helping to sell raffle tickets to raise funds for a good cause , every year we hold a raffle on the day of the Christmas lunch and we are hoping that this year we will raise a substantial amount . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | The group is hoping that 1993/94 should see some increase in advertising revenue . |
| 21 | Santana is hoping that one of the agency 's clients will come aboard with sponsorship . |
| 22 | Janet is hoping that many of you will be able to help her with her new project . |
| 23 | The council is hoping that local firms will help to fund tourism promotion in the future . |
| 24 | The Museums and Galleries Commission is hoping that these considerations will lead the Charity Commissioners to reconsider their decision under the cy-pres ( i.e. next best thing ) provision of the 1960 Charities Act , which allows a charitable bequest or trust to be altered where the original stipulation is no longer relevant . |
| 25 | Nicola from Chartbury in Oxfordshire is very worried about her younger son , and she is hoping that some of you may be able to help . |
| 26 | BR is hoping that this will cope with the summer demand . |
| 27 | Ken Knott , Bears team boss , is hoping that both will report 100pc tonight and Mark Lemon will not be suffering from delayed reaction following his spectacular crash in Sunday 's World Under-21 championship qualifying round at Belle Vue . |
| 28 | She 's hoping that private businesses will contribute to the upkeep . |
| 29 | He was hoping that such a system of signs , reflecting English usage and grammar , might be acceptable as a tool for teaching to oralist teachers . |