Example sentences of "[conj] he have hope for " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had been Dalrymple 's idea to require the clan chiefs to take the oath of allegiance and it became obvious that he had hoped for an opportunity to punish one clan as an example to the others . |
| 2 | The captain spoke few words , but agreed that the crew were better than he 'd hoped for , and that the ship was a fine one . |
| 3 | He did not compromise easily , but was willing to accept less than he had hoped for rather than to make no gain at all . |
| 4 | In the end , de Gaulle 's margin of victory in the referendum of 28 October 1962 was less impressive than he had hoped for : only sixty-two per cent of those who voted approved the change . |
| 5 | He needed to compare his ledger 's statistics with the industry averages/norm , and he had hoped for a concentrated sample from their trade association , but no such luck . |
| 6 | He looked old and forlorn , in spite of the ferocious beard , as if he had hoped for something and been disappointed . |
| 7 | If he had hoped for a gentle introduction to the life of the School , he was soon to be disappointed , for 1978 was to be the year in which far-reaching changes were to be set in motion . |
| 8 | Edward IV himself was reputedly disappointed by the turn out , probably because he had hoped for the backing of the Percy connection , which the restored earl of Northumberland proved unable to mobilize . |
| 9 | Edward IV himself was reputedly disappointed by the turn out , probably because he had hoped for the backing of the Percy connection , which the restored earl of Northumberland proved unable to mobilize . |