Example sentences of "[adv] hope that the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I only hope that the police committee will actually support those and get on towards introducing them , because that is a way of using some of the people in our village communities to erm , to keep an eye on the community and see that those people that should n't go round . |
| 2 | One could only hope that the Earl of Gloucester would realise the futility of remaining isolated in Normandy when Matilda 's cousin was already anointed and crowned , an act that even the Pope acknowledged as irrevocable , despite his disapproval of Stephen 's methods . |
| 3 | As for those remaining at Smiths they can only hope that the recession has done it 's worst — and that further job cuts are not on the horizon . |
| 4 | ‘ We can only hope that the courts will deal very seriously with attacks on police officers . ’ |
| 5 | Some names will occur naturally in the narrative and I can only hope that the others know how highly their contribution , co-operation and companionship were valued . |
| 6 | One can only hope that the £2 million restructured county ground at Bristol , where the old Victorian orphanages can give such a depressing aura to the ambience , will bring a corresponding resurgence in the fortunes of the team . |
| 7 | We should only hope that the minister does n't start using the Book of Revelations as his appointments diary . |
| 8 | We can only hope that the message was garbled in transmission , or possibly in translation from the Italian — a much more difficult language than many seem prepared to believe . |
| 9 | Businesses which rely on traffic for trade can only hope that the message does n't go unheeded . |
| 10 | While over 2,300 people wait on death rows countrywide to see if they will die or not , we can only hope that the US comes to its senses soon . |
| 11 | I can only hope that the bursar now inhabits a wholly healthy Oxford . |
| 12 | We can only hope that the future will see technological advance : perhaps overhead power lines will carry DC in preference to AC to the extent that converters are used to generate AC domestically or industrially . |
| 13 | I would very much hope that the BBC will be enabled to continue such a service in the future not only monitoring post war circumstances in the Gulf but in discussing the tortuous approach to European Community integration in 1992 . |
| 14 | Having worked and been around the Brighton first schools for many years , I would very much hope that the transition is not traumatic . |
| 15 | Having worked and been around the Brighton first schools for many years , I would very much hope that the transition is not traumatic . |
| 16 | I just hope that the Merit Table representatives fully realise the implications of the stand they are taking , ’ said a WRU spokesman . |
| 17 | The international community could no longer hope that the reasons for war would fade away . |
| 18 | One would thus hope that the treatment of The Tabard would reflect its key role in the area and the importance of its architect . |
| 19 | She just hoped that the lady would not charge too much for taking the child off her hands . |
| 20 | I am indebted to his Department for all the technical help that I have received from it , and I sincerely hope that the Bill is a better measure as a result . |
| 21 | With more than 500 results declared , early hopes that the Mr Kinnock could enter Downing Street at the head of a minority Government had all but evaporated . |
| 22 | The agreement for their sale to Cohens was dated 12 October 1935 , and must have been signed while it was still hoped that the line would open right through from Sutton to the Crystal Palace in one operation . |
| 23 | For the Turks have always hoped that the war would be prolonged until both sides were too exhausted to remain a menace to anybody . |
| 24 | It is always hoped that the point-to-pointers of today will become the National Hunt stars of tomorrow , but young horses will learn nothing if they are subjected to a bumping match every time they run . |
| 25 | Looking back , I fancy that when I went skiing I always hoped that the snow was covering some kindly grass , certainly not something as hard and painful as the arres of Pierre-Saint-Martin . |
| 26 | He still hoped that the Revolution would bring forth some good result , but could not suppress his fears : |
| 27 | Charlie was n't frightened of any Germans , but he still hoped that the war might come to an end quickly and that his father would return to Whitechapel and his routine of working at the docks during the day and drinking in the Black Bull at night But with no letters and only restricted news in the papers even Mr Salmon could n't tell him what was really happening at the front . |
| 28 | She had the feeling that this morning 's events would have been faithfully reported by Marie and she sincerely hoped that the girl did not add to her earnings by serving as a waitress here . |
| 29 | He sincerely hoped that the Navigator would never be foolish enough to try to charm Meh'Lindi into his bed . |
| 30 | While discussions of what astronomers expect to find can only be expressed in terms of what they already know , those working on IRAS clearly hope that the satellite will make exciting new discoveries . |