Example sentences of "hoping for [art] " 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 | It will be a matter of making a good landing directly into wind , if that is possible , and of hoping for a minimum of damage to the glider . |
| 3 | MONICA SELES , the Yugoslav who has withdrawn from the Midland Bank Championships at Brighton later this month , is to be contacted by tournament organisers hoping for a change of heart . |
| 4 | Although his owner , Charles St George , obviously feels his colt has the necessary speed for Newmarket , he and trainer Henry Cecil will no doubt be hoping for a strong pace on 21 October . |
| 5 | Faced with the decision of raising less money and hoping for a successful issue or shelving the flotation altogether , Ronnie Frost , chairman , opted for the cheaper share price . |
| 6 | But first , if you were hoping for a swift end to the depression in the housing market , think again . |
| 7 | I quicken my step , keeping my eyes fixed ahead , hoping for a sign of life about the croft . |
| 8 | Old ladies with thick stockings holding veins like knots of worms , and men whose eyes are duller than clay alleys dream other dreams and watched the numbered screen , killing time , hoping for a win . |
| 9 | Fifty miles south-west of the railway line bomb , 13 Platoon of 6 UDR reported in for duty at 0600 ; they had been hoping for a quiet day , in order to catch up on some training . |
| 10 | Nothing could be more boring , to her mind , than standing on the banks of a river for hour after hour , sometimes the entire day , hoping for a fish to take . |
| 11 | Carole Hemingway , ardent feminist and a Los Angeles radio talk show host , is hoping for a backlash . |
| 12 | Those hoping for a green budget were disappointed . |
| 13 | It did n't hurt that much , but he pretended she 'd got him in the balls , hoping for a little wifely penitence . |
| 14 | He began to ask for orange juice when offered drinks , hoping for a little nourishment before he passed out . |
| 15 | One of the grown-ups said , ‘ I was hoping for a bit of a fly-past . ’ |
| 16 | I picked up Dorothy Wordsworth 's Journals hoping for a quiet hour or two by the river while they were manoeuvring . |
| 17 | ACCORDING to acquaintances who move in the twilight world of Private Eye , the satirical magazine is hoping for a Conservative victory . |
| 18 | THERE are some Conservative voters who , believe it or not , are hoping for a Labour victory , on the simple logic that ‘ it has to get worse before it gets better ’ . |
| 19 | United play their next League match on Thursday next week , against Southampton , and Mr Ferguson will be hoping for a less frenzied atmosphere than the one in which Manchester City 's Neil Pointon was sent off on Tuesday . |
| 20 | France had been hoping for a Kinnock victory , to provide a second socialist power in one of the leading EC countries to act as an ally for President Mitterrand at summit talks . |
| 21 | He will be one of a number of players in Mike Gatting 's disapproved touring team to South Africa hoping for a reprieve from their ban when the ICC meet this July . |
| 22 | Now Renault is hoping for a marked increase in U.K. sales with the arrival last month of its diesel challenger , the turbocharged 19 DX . |
| 23 | Tony Stafford talks to the former owner of Vernons Pools who is hoping for a jackpot dividend in two weeks ' time with Rodrigo de Triano and Musicale |
| 24 | The Saturday evening will conclude with fireworks to accompany the 1812 Overture , and the WRU are hoping for a crowd of 40,000 to benefit the Cardiff Arms Park Trust and the Lord 's Taverners . |
| 25 | By 1988 the majority in both these communities were moving back towards greater emphasis on Lebanese identity , albeit hoping for a new constitutional basis , and they increasingly viewed the Palestinian presence as an undesirable one . |
| 26 | With help from sympathetic resources they were hoping for a world-wide mailing of leaflets . |
| 27 | By late November , in a mood not far from suicidal , he was in London once more , desperately hoping for a win in the Irish Lottery ; but when that last hope failed , he used the only means he could find of acting decisively . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | It returned to the belly of the beast and trawled the fag-strewn floors of Swindon 's betting shops hoping for a scandalous morsel . |
| 30 | He can weigh up non scientific considerations in his decision , such as the effect of staff morale and relations with SLAC , but Bienenstock is hoping for a scientific solution not a political or philosophical one . |