Example sentences of "hope for the best " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is not to suggest that all , or indeed any , should be discarded ; if England have to go for maturity and hope for the best , so be it . |
| 2 | So it 's surprising that when we 're staying in a guest house on a walking holiday we 're content just to order ‘ a packed lunch ’ , and hope for the best . |
| 3 | But there was nothing for filmmakers to do but plunge on , grab every chance that came their way and hope for the best . |
| 4 | It is not enough to rely on vitamin pills and hope for the best . |
| 5 | I do n't know what you 've got planned , there , but a decent boys ' day school is not something to be entered into lightly , it 's a hell of a commitment , I mean I send mine to the local primary and hope for the best … |
| 6 | Liam just decided to ignore it all and hope for the best . |
| 7 | I would just wait at home and hope for the best — you know , that a decent price would be bid . |
| 8 | Do the best you can , hope for the best with the unpredictable and try to keep a sense of humour . |
| 9 | ‘ Oh well , hope for the best . |
| 10 | So when you holiday in Britain you can wish for good weather and only hope for the best . |
| 11 | ‘ I give them aspirin and hope for the best . |
| 12 | Meanwhile , we must accept an uneasy status quo and hope for the best . |
| 13 | Among the women themselves there 's the feeling that you hope for the best and expect the worst , a deep pessimism that patriarchy rules and scarpers without paying the bills . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'll just have to keep pestering and hope for the best . ’ |
| 15 | If in our plans we hope for the best and are prepared for the worst then we should be ready for anything in between . |
| 16 | Maybe he 'd already unearthed what was left , and it was too late just to warn him off and hope for the best . |
| 17 | Hope for the best , prepare for the worst . |
| 18 | Look how he blooded Speed and Batty … he did nt chuck them in and hope for the best . |
| 19 | Hang your stocking up , hope for the best . |
| 20 | Hope for the best . |
| 21 | On balance , the best policy ahead of such a closely-fought election is to hang on and hope for the best . |
| 22 | The next day , and the day after , his requests for an audience met with a blunt refusal and the clerk had to stay and hope for the best . |
| 23 | ‘ Let's hope for the best , sir , ’ he said . |
| 24 | Well , it will be nice for you to have your brother here , and we will hope for the best . |
| 25 | Let us hope for the best but be prepared for the worst . |
| 26 | The others will have to stay here and hope for the best . |
| 27 | But it was probably too late to persuade Bigwig to be gentle : he could only hope for the best . |
| 28 | It was far safer to start a town off with a charter , a market and a fair , and a few other practical inducements to settlers , and then to sit back and hope for the best . |
| 29 | She tried to decide whether she should swallow her pride and tell John how she felt or whether to just go on and hope for the best . |
| 30 | His smile was tantamount to an unspoken ‘ We must hope for the best ’ . |