Example sentences of "could [not/n't] hope for " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could not hope for news every day … . |
| 2 | ‘ We could n't hope for more . |
| 3 | Dalgliesh felt impatient for the arrival of the forensic biologist , although he knew he could n't hope for the answer , not yet . |
| 4 | You could n't hope for a clearer sign of how things have changed in new music over the last decade or so than the sight of five eminent young , or young-ish , British composers applying their ingenuity to the art of writing divertimentos ( two of them even opting for late eighteenth-century period instrument ensembles ) as curtain raisers for last year 's Glyndebourne Mozart performances ( the promised Don Giovanni serenade by Oliver Knussen never materialized ) . |
| 5 | " But we ca n't find four thousand in a week And , with things as they are , we could n't hope for a bank loan even if … " |
| 6 | He could do nothing more until the various reports he 'd asked for came in , and he could n't hope for anything much before late afternoon . |
| 7 | One surely could n't hope for greater understanding . ’ |