Example sentences of "was hoping for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Archbishop McHale , who opposed the non-denominational system , was hoping for a verdict to support his views . |
| 2 | That was just the news I was hoping for . |
| 3 | The prime minister , Mr Michel Rocard , was hoping for better from its break-up . |
| 4 | One of the grown-ups said , ‘ I was hoping for a bit of a fly-past . ’ |
| 5 | Maybe I was hoping for the impossible — that they 'd control their situation once they reached the football stadiums . |
| 6 | In 1971 I was hoping for great things , because the British Open was at Birkdale , my home-course , but Tom could n't handle Birkdale . |
| 7 | I was hoping for the best , never believing this sort of thing could happen to my own little horse . |
| 8 | Not quite beyond the threshold of pain experience I was hoping for … but damn close . |
| 9 | Supporters of both sides could enjoy such matches and the crowd two years later back up in Scotland was enormous and was hoping for a repeat of the excitement . |
| 10 | Mr Major will now face a rough ride when he reports to the Commons on the summit tomorrow instead of the cheers of approval he was hoping for . |
| 11 | ) 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 . |
| 12 | He had expected a rise in road duty , but was hoping for a clearer differential between diesel and petrol prices . |
| 13 | The recession-hit industry was hoping for 400,000 . |
| 14 | Poor Christy , who was hoping for a reconciliation , was left sobbing on her father 's shoulder . |
| 15 | Four points from four games is not the start Souness was hoping for in Liverpool 's centenary season . |
| 16 | I was hoping for some money , as I was saving frantically to buy the owl for myself . |
| 17 | Balbinder would be 8 at Christmas and she saw no evidence of the improvement in learning to read and write that she was hoping for . |
| 18 | The increasing friction between Braun and the City Council came to a head last month when proposals for a large sculpture garden , which was to be financed completely by the Overholland Foundation , again did not find the support from the City Council that Braun was hoping for . |
| 19 | Thus , French High Commissioner Pignon was hoping for American assistance in replacing and repairing military equipment ; said he was prepared for US military aid to go direct to the Vietnam government ; but also , in order to deter a Chinese invasion of Tonkin , was trying to talk the US into sending warships , particularly aircraft-carriers , into Indo-Chinese waters . |
| 20 | Like Abed before him , I reckoned Mazzin was hoping for a violent response in order to have an excuse to beat us up . |
| 21 | He would have to be blind not to have noticed that something in Cora-Beth 's manner towards him had changed ; that the looks she sometimes gave him were no longer open and friendly but questioning , as if she expected , or was hoping for , something more . |
| 22 | But he could read her too well , and he could see that she was hoping for something more . |
| 23 | Reports reached Washington that the Shah was hoping for a restoration similar to that which occurred in 1953 . |
| 24 | The Shah 's enemies saw the move differently , The fact that they was now lingering in the area , first in Egypt an now Morocco , rather than proceeding straight to the United States as announced , inevitably aroused the suspicion that he was hoping for some sort of repeat of 1953 . |
| 25 | But she wondered if , even given time and the success that she was hoping for , he might ever come to feel the same way about her . |
| 26 | Perhaps , it occurred to Harry , he was hoping for a tip . |
| 27 | Melissa was hoping for a little more information , Robyn could see that . |
| 28 | How could she admit she was hoping for the opportunity to have an amicable discussion which would result in his agreement to visit his stepmother ? |
| 29 | Gasanov said on Nov. 20 that Azerbaijan was hoping for increased commercial links , and , as a Turkic speaking nation , would adopt the Latin alphabet in order to increase cultural co-operation with Turkey . |
| 30 | 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 . |