Example sentences of "were hope for " in BNC.
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| 1 | But first , if you were hoping for a swift end to the depression in the housing market , think again . |
| 2 | With help from sympathetic resources they were hoping for a world-wide mailing of leaflets . |
| 3 | When I returned to Moose Jaw about mid-August I had a long talk with Fred Workman , who told me he had noticed a certain restlessness in me as if I were hoping for a change of scene . |
| 4 | They realize , after a painful time of feeling abandoned and finding the courage to analyse their relationship , that it was not all they were hoping for and love was wanting . |
| 5 | Conservationists were hoping for a halt in 1984 , when those powers expire . |
| 6 | The Safrane is also a car that meets its rivals head on , even though there are areas in which we , certainly , were hoping for more . |
| 7 | They invited the Spanish and local press to watch us train , which is exactly the opposite of what we were hoping for . |
| 8 | ( They were hoping for Tom O'Connor . ) |
| 9 | What this means is that far fewer people are putting pressure on their travel agents or package-tour operators than Elkington and Hailes were hoping for . |
| 10 | While many children were hoping for a white Christmas more than 500,000 families were packing their suitcases and heading for the sun . |
| 11 | Dave Speed , of New Town Road , Colchester , who was made redundant by printers Spottiswoode six weeks ago after 19 years with the firm , said last night : ‘ It was certainly not a Budget for jobs which is what I , and others , were hoping for . ’ |
| 12 | By this time it was becoming obvious that in spite of the fact that the French were conveying the impression of a limited operation ‘ to restore order ’ ( which might be at least six months to a year ) they were hoping for more moderate Vietnamese leaders to emerge and , in the meantime , they would not after all negotiate with Ho Chi Minh . |
| 13 | But we were hoping for a much rarer black bird … |
| 14 | That 's what we were hoping for . ’ |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | The UAE was reported to have reacted in a low-key manner to the Iranian takeover , coming as it did at a time when the Gulf states were hoping for improved relations with Iran . |
| 17 | Sergei Shakhrai , former presidential legal advisor , warned in Komsomolskaya pravda of Aug. 8 that the SC had fallen into the control of conservatives who were hoping for a return to the administrative-command system . |
| 18 | How ironic that B S E L are also the company that have won the order that Swan Hunters were hoping for to keep their workforce employed . |
| 19 | And perhaps they were hoping for an innocence that was long past both of them … |
| 20 | Indeed , during the presidential campaign of 1952 Churchill — and many others in London — were hoping for a Democrat victory . |
| 21 | Spokesman Simon Lyster said they " were hoping for much bigger measures to protect Britain 's remaining wildlife habitats on the land and in the sea " . |
| 22 | I 'm glad to say they all finished as friends over a glass of beer … but there were no cheers for the Tredworth rugby team from Gloucester on saturday … they were hoping for a fairy tale in their Provincial Cup Semi-Final … sadly what they got was a horror story |
| 23 | Ari Vatanen has come second and Colin McRae sixth … a good performance … but the British fans were hoping for more as Tim Russon now reports |
| 24 | Gateshead were hoping for a home draw , but they will go into the game full of confidence after defeating 1990 winners Barrow in the second round on Saturday . |
| 25 | They did n't know what they were hoping for quite honestly |