Example sentences of "[pron] be hope [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm hoping to do textile design at art college and fashion design when I leave . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm hoping to have lunch with a couple of friends of mine ! ’ |
| 3 | Skim-reading is fine if you are hoping only to get the ‘ gist ’ rather than the finer points of a piece , but dangerous if you are hoping to absorb information , or need to consider all sides of an argument . |
| 4 | The first appearance at away matches of massive groups of skinheads , all uniformly dressed and intent on smashing their opponents into the ground , must have been rather unnerving for the managers of those clubs who were hoping to turn football watching into a family outing . |
| 5 | She is hoping to buy garden furniture and a barbecue so she can enjoy the summer months in style . |
| 6 | We 're hoping to put pressure on the Government to top up the kitty and guarentee pensions . |
| 7 | we 're hoping to get tax cut for tall people in Germany — things are more expensive if you 're tall , but you 're not paid a salary proportionate to your size ! |
| 8 | Other sections on which it is hoped to complete work in the next few years included : |
| 9 | Other sections which it is hoped to complete work in the next few years include : |
| 10 | It is hoped to expand Business Law , an area with proven student demand in terms of UCCA applications . |
| 11 | When these activities have been agreed it is hoped to prepare information notes for the school , pupils and parents . |
| 12 | Using this diverse ‘ laboratory ’ it was hoped to shed light on future methods of environmental traffic management and in particular to improve traffic safety , environmental quality , conditions for walkers and cyclists and the recreational opportunities within neighbourhoods . |
| 13 | The increases in efficiency demonstrated were not sufficient to justify the purchase of computing for every individual work position within the workshop , but plans were already afoot to provide a widespread management information system within the MU and it was hoped to include expert system diagnostics within this faculty . |
| 14 | It was hoped to reduce inflation , which was still running at over 6 per cent a year , to below 5 per cent , and to enforce a 4.5 per cent ceiling on public-sector wage increases . |
| 15 | Energy Secretary Hazel O'Leary said that by boosting energy efficiency it was hoped to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by an annual 25 million tonnes by the year 2000 . |
| 16 | It was hoped to increase awareness of the library and its services and to increase the number of users . |
| 17 | It was hoped to get accommodation for a new Chaplaincy base in one of the vacated areas once the new building was completed . |
| 18 | ‘ Makes sense , ’ said the Squat , ‘ if he was hoping to use Stalinvast as a playground for his bally hydra . ’ |
| 19 | Fleury , unaware of the Collector 's plans for a graduated retreat because he was not supposed to be in the Residency anyway , had dashed upstairs carrying the fifteen-barrelled pistol with which he was hoping to do battle from the upper storeys . |
| 20 | Bateson announced that next month 's extraordinary general meeting of the League , where he was hoping to persuade club chairmen to ‘ drop the drop ’ , is to be called off . |
| 21 | This was where Jesus was going , because he knew that to take to take something over and let's face it Jesus was looking to take over take something over to fulfil something and he was hoping to fulfil Judaism to take it over , to fulfil it , he had to go to where it mattered . |