Example sentences of "[vb past] [been] hoping for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Subconsciously , she realised , she 'd been hoping for a ready answer , an explanation which would clear her niggling doubts … |
| 2 | Sophie 's voice dipped in disappointment , as if she had been hoping for a graphic account of overturned furniture and blood on the walls . |
| 3 | I know Martinho had been hoping for a religious programme . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | The embattled Chancellor had been hoping for a public show of loyalty from the Prime Minister . |
| 6 | The alliance is a blow to the ruling Parti Socialiste of President François Mitterrand , which had been hoping for an electoral alliance with the Green parties . |