Example sentences of "hoped for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They hoped for no benefit of internal interpretation or the construal of favourable terms ; rather , they hoped that a disposition in dubious form might be admitted to be a disposition of legal force , or that a disposition in an invalid will might not sink into the oblivion of intestacy . |
| 2 | Hans-Dietrich Genscher , the West German Foreign Minister , went on television to say he hoped for a ‘ parallel solution ’ for the new arrivals . |
| 3 | Christmas was coming and Nigel hoped for a card from Eleanor . |
| 4 | The United States was similarly dismayed , for it still hoped for a Labour electoral victory and an eventual political settlement with Jordan . |
| 5 | We hoped for a continuous flow of information and exchange of art and culture between the two countries . |
| 6 | He was 18 , fed up with everything Scotland had to offer , and hoped for a fresh start in the USA . |
| 7 | At one time they hoped for a family . |
| 8 | She hoped for a reply , but dared not hope too much ; she imagined that the Hon Mrs Anderson-Hunt would have had many replies and perhaps ladies with experience would be far more preferable to a young comparatively inexperienced girl like her . |
| 9 | They and other committed Europeans like Germany 's Chancellor Helmut Kohl hoped for a massive endorsement to put all their plans firmly back on track . |
| 10 | In theory , the captain of a ship was entitled to take into his ship as midshipmen , volunteers , or captain 's servants any of the sons of his friends who hoped for a naval career , but in practice even this form of entrance patronage was limited and largely in the hands of flag-officers , for it would be a captain with a liking for half-pay who would refuse the requests of an influential admiral . |
| 11 | As a development geneticist , I hoped for a personal synthesis of the subject viewed from a different perspective . |
| 12 | This is so with the statement that he hoped for a seat in the stalls for under £10 . |
| 13 | The US , by far the world 's wealthiest and most powerful state , also hoped for a stable , expanding world economy where freer trade would prevent a return to the depression and unemployment which had led to militant nationalism in the 1930s . |
| 14 | He still hoped for a settlement , but each time he sent a communication to Bidault it was unaccountably held up by d'Argenlieu . |
| 15 | Scargill hoped for a ‘ domino effect ’ , to be promoted if necessary by the type of mass picketing which had been perfected a decade earlier , and the National Executive supported him ; only three members voted for a proposal that the demand for a national strike be put to a national ballot . |
| 16 | one Friday , having done my weekend cleaning and baked a batch of bread during the day , I hoped for a good night 's rest , but I scarcely had retired before my labour began . |
| 17 | And while Carmen Callil hoped for a ‘ writer/thinker of some revolutionary kind who could … elaborate some startling new ideas in a work of social and political theory which could get us all thinking and acting again , with hope ’ , what we would get instead was ‘ more self-justifying memoirs from useless politicians ’ . |
| 18 | Tea was very bad for children , Nicandra knew , but in her exhilarated state she accepted it happily , and hoped for a slice of soda-bread to go with it . |
| 19 | From the 1690s , for instance , discontent with the policies of Louis XIV gathered around his grandson , the Duke of Burgundy , and hoped for a change of course with his accession to the throne ; while in the last two decades of the reign of Catherine II her son , the Grand Duke Paul , acted as the focus of potential opposition . |
| 20 | If only he had known enough , he might have come privately and hoped for a reward ! |
| 21 | He told a Coombe Lodge conference that he hoped for a curtailment of the role of the CNAA , and that the polytechnics would be bound to have Charters in the long run . |
| 22 | I hoped for a chance for Leeds to display their abilities on the ground . |
| 23 | Managerial credit was given where it was due to Ally McCoist and Mark Hateley and , not unnaturally , Smith hoped for a continuation of their apparently insatiable craving for goals . |
| 24 | Also disappointed were some who hoped for an inauguration of a holy war against the Roman occupation of Judaea : he taught non-resistance , love to enemies . |
| 25 | Royal wedding fever gripped spectators at a Highland Games meeting yesterday — as they hoped for an announcement on the possible marriage of Princess Anne and Commander Tim Laurence . |
| 26 | ‘ All right , all right , ’ she quickly agreed as it dawned on her that if he was who she thought he was then she was going about it completely the wrong way if she hoped for an interview . |
| 27 | Mr Kearsley said he hoped for an out-of-court settlement . |
| 28 | He just shut his eyes and hoped for the best . |
| 29 | This too was the strongest argument offered in favour of one Sandy Forbes , who hoped for the office of surgeon 's mate of the Sutherland Fencibles in 1779 , though in his case he clearly intended to be an officer in name only for he intended to apply for leave to complete his degree at Edinburgh University and to sail for India as an officer of an East Indiaman at the first suitable opportunity . |
| 30 | Naturally , I hoped for the best as regards the efficacy of my heart-felt prayer , but I had to be practical . |