Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] hoped for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had hoped for a conference with the Turkish and Greek Governments and representatives of the two communities . |
| 2 | ‘ He 'd schooled very well and although I had hoped for a lead for a bit longer , we had to go on where we did . |
| 3 | She had hoped for a while that Seth could straighten Joey out . |
| 4 | After the letter came she had hoped for a miracle and prayed for one , too , but Richie Daly 's visit had snuffed out that hope in one short sentence . |
| 5 | She had hoped for an audience with the Prime Minister , but had to be content with the publicity of being there . |
| 6 | The news came as a crushing blow to the cast and production team on the £10million set in Spain who had hoped for a reprieve after a recent upturn in viewing figures . |
| 7 | The news came as a crushing blow to the cast and production team on the £10million set in Spain who had hoped for a reprieve after a recent upturn in viewing figures . |
| 8 | Mr Walker , who had vowed he would have to be evicted with the family , said : ‘ We had hoped for a stay of execution to allow the family to depart with dignity , but the Scottish Office handled the request in the same way as they have handled the whole affair — with massive insensitivity . |
| 9 | Commander Michael Porter , Tory chairman of the council 's education committee , said he had hoped for a decision that would ‘ provide us with a way to achieve the best possible education for pupils in south Reading , allowing us to set up a super new school designed for the demands of the 21st century , and a sixth form college . ’ |
| 10 | He had hoped for a snort at least for this , but Rosie did not react . |
| 11 | 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 . |