Example sentences of "[noun pl] [be] hoping for a [noun sg] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 While King is looking for a repeat performance , club officials are hoping for a repeat of Friday 's biggest gate of the season .
2 While King is looking for a repeat performance , club officials are hoping for a repeat of Friday 's biggest gate of the season .
3 Conservationists were hoping for a halt in 1984 , when those powers expire .
4 Councillors are hoping for a settlement without the need for court action but are prepared for a legal battle which could take several years during which time both sides could run up massive costs running into many tens of thousands .
5 The majority of our trainees are hoping for a career in care , and we hope that many will be going on to further education at the end of the year .
  Next page