Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [verb] [adv prt] hope [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he revealed today he 'd never given up hope of signing the defender turned striker despite the breakdown of the original negotiations two months ago . |
| 2 | She obviously would not have travelled such a huge distance if she did not hold out hope for the relationship , and Charity wanted to respect that . |
| 3 | She sensed that Edna had long given up hope of Celia herself having any children . |
| 4 | He had not given up hope of reshaping it along the lines he had already supported in the abortive Fouchet Plan . |
| 5 | She had married late , at a time she had almost given up hope of finding a husband . |
| 6 | He had almost given up hope of meeting Liza on the beach and was considering whether he would , after all , call at Four Winds , despite Eleanor 's warnings , when , to his incredulous delight , on the fifth day of his visit , he saw a different figure scrambling down the cliff followed by a little girl . |