Example sentences of "hoping for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is Richard Stemp at his shoulder , hoping for increased scope . |
| 2 | I suppose you 're hoping for good digging weather because you have to dig a fairly big hole to put a tree in it , do n't you ? |
| 3 | Despite the rapid growth of ill feeling between Minton and Vaughan , their home at Hamilton Terrace attracted many visitors , who turned up as and when they wished , some hoping for roast beef at breakfast as Minton frequently began cooking a large joint at eleven o'clock at night . |
| 4 | Everyone 's hoping for that dream ticket , and tonight there 's a big win . |
| 5 | Cantril saw this young man as hoping for cosmic disaster to free him from worries . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Gloucester are flying up country tonight … to Tyneside for tomorrow 's game against Newcastle Gosforth … the cherry and whites are unchanged … and hoping for better luck than last year when they lost against the geordies … |
| 8 | Neil Fairbrother 's side took just five bonus points , and the Red Rose skipper will be hoping for better luck in the four-day match against Sussex at Old Trafford on Thursday . |
| 9 | The police are hoping for better behaviour at the team 's parade round Swindon tomorrow night . |
| 10 | We were sea watching , hoping for red-breasted merganser , Slavonian grebe , black-throated diver , auks , sea ducks … |
| 11 | After having to take development and marketing of its VX and MVX Intel Corp 80860-based graphics accelerator boards back under its wing after the collapse of its partner in that area , Fremont , California-based Vicom Systems Inc ( UX No 381 ) , Sun Microsystems Inc is hoping for more success with its SunVision graphics software environment which it has now turned over to Advanced Visual Systems Inc . |
| 12 | Meyer has her sights on McColgan again Harry Pincott meets Elana Meyer , who is hoping for more success in the World Cross-Country Championships |
| 13 | She ate it quickly and then , clearly hoping for more sugar , she followed Lord Pabham out of the room . |
| 14 | Recently , Steve gave up his joinery business to set up a small security firm , hoping for more time to devote to the much-needed rescue . |
| 15 | He will be hoping for another success , this time as Chelmsford boss . |
| 16 | ) 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 . |
| 17 | Hoping for another letter from Bill , I began watching our post as closely as Dickie . |
| 18 | The players are hoping for another lift from the supporters , who gave their team a tremendous welcome and out-sang Liverpool 's followers at Highbury . |
| 19 | He glanced at the face of the God , hoping for some sign of approval , but the lifeless eyes pierced him through . |
| 20 | I sink a little lower in the bed hoping for some sleep . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | She paused , as though hoping for some kind of contradiction . |
| 23 | Rainbow , looking towards my mirror as if hoping for some kind of guidance , is pulled backwards through the kitchen door . |
| 24 | Savage , whose injury was so bad he is unable to play at non-League level , is hoping for some kind of runout at Burnden Park on November 17 when Bolton face Manchester City in a joint benefit match for him and Frank Worthington . |
| 25 | Savage , whose injury was so bad he is unable to play at non-League level , is hoping for some kind of runout at Burnden Park on November 17 when Bolton face Manchester City in a joint benefit match for him and Frank Worthington . |
| 26 | I suppose I put it to him hoping for some response . |
| 27 | I was hoping for some money , as I was saving frantically to buy the owl for myself . |
| 28 | But RSI sufferes who 're hoping for some compensation from their employers are worried the Judge 's ruling may make harm their chances . |
| 29 | You 're supposed to be taking things easy , and I come home after a day 's work and a beastly journey hoping for some restoration and some intelligent company . |
| 30 | The University denied it was hoping for some form of financial benefit from the visit . |