Example sentences of "hope the " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I hope the police notice the mud . ’
2 The phrase ‘ the holism of the mental ’ is used in a number of ways ; but I hope the reader now understands what I intend by it .
3 We hope the stamps keep coming .
4 ‘ We hope the leadership will have learnt their lesson this time .
5 ‘ We hope the Government will agree to an amicable settlement but it will mean a big climbdown for them because we 're not going to give way on the principle , ’ Mr Neil said .
6 I hope the decision will be reversed ; if not , it could prove a poor omen for the way in which the Soviet authorities will approach the 1991 Human Rights conference in Moscow . ’
7 But he then added : ‘ I hope the Government will not delay further its clear commitment to join the full EMS .
8 We hope the leaflet we are sending out to our motor policyholders will bring home to them the fact that most cars can be converted both simply and cheaply . ’
9 Most of these are n't signed , but if we look at them early and register our interest in the act , we hope the band will consider us to be their agent when they have a record deal .
10 When you see it coming — remember that they do everything on the move — you jump on to the runner on the opposite side from the dog , take a deep breath and hope the runner wo n't kick it up .
11 The £200 estimate soon knocked the smile off my face , though , and I hope the guilty party is having trouble sleeping at night .
12 I hope the current wage negotiations will shortly come to a satisfactory conclusion , ’ said Hartington , adding a warning to owners that they must expect higher training fees to permit lads to be properly paid .
13 I hope the current wage negotiations will shortly come to a satisfactory conclusion , ’ said Hartington , adding a warning to owners that they must expect higher training fees to permit lads to be properly paid .
14 I hope the rather hard 12 certificate wo n't annoy the teenies too much .
15 But now I 'm more together , I 've a whole lot of other areas in which I can express my feelings , I just hope the songs wo n't lose anything .
16 ‘ Well , I hope the Senator can afford it . ’
17 Many Russians vaguely hope the UN will help to make their dangerous nuclear-power plants safe .
18 Hence the resolve in Bonn , so far , to keep quiet and hope the last Soviet soldier goes home before the end of 1994 .
19 Nor are the Free Democrats likely to pull out of Mr Kohl 's government now , though some of them hope the chance will come to join the Social Democrats in government again after the next general election in 1994 .
20 For them I hope the experience reinforces their movement away from fanaticism and fundamentalism .
21 Police still hope the unusual rescue and surrounding publicity may bring the child 's mother forward .
22 I hope the Author is already in residence , so to speak .
23 I hope the caller was impressed .
24 In such cases , it was best to say one would go directly and to rush out of the room and hope the substitute finally brought would convince him this was what had been asked for .
25 In Jordan , where the authorities hope the experiment in democracy will become a model for other Arab states , King Hussein has opted so far to draw the fundamentalists into the government .
26 I hope the RFU competitions committee make an urgent review of proceedings , especially as the First Division will be reduced to 10 teams for the 1993–94 season .
27 The organisers hope the unofficial event will emulate last weekend 's annual rugby sevens tournament .
28 Senior officials in the National and Local Government Officers ' Association , National Union of Public Employees , and Confederation of Health Service Employees hope the term will project a modern image of workers in harmony with themselves and the public .
29 In a country with no official opinion polls , street conversations suggest the pragmatists will win a majority , mainly because voters hope the reforms will help to improve living standards and curb Iran 's high inflation .
30 I hope the drivel which appeared in the Sunday Times was not the result of a Vatican briefing , because it would be a terrible thing if the Holy See went the way of Westminster and Liverpool .
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