Example sentences of "be hoping for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No , well not yet , they 're hoping for a takeover bid . |
| 2 | It was suggested that the caravan dwellers might be hoping for a house on the new Greenstiles development , but Medstead housing group chairman , David Winter , felt it unlikely . |
| 3 | Tory MPs will be hoping for a fighting speech that shows Mr Major recognises the gravity of the crisis now threatening to engulf him . |
| 4 | Tory MPs will be hoping for a fighting speech that shows Mr Major recognises the gravity of the crisis now threatening to engulf him . |
| 5 | Hendry will be hoping for a repeat of his Masters success at the £150,000 European Open , which gets under way in Antwerp today . |
| 6 | The big race at the meeting apart from the National is the Martell Aintree Hurdle and here the Downpatrick connections of Novello Allegro will be hoping for a cut in the ground . |
| 7 | I 'm hoping for a part in Superman V — but I 'm not sure I can fly around anymore . ’ |
| 8 | Gateshead were hoping for a home draw , but they will go into the game full of confidence after defeating 1990 winners Barrow in the second round on Saturday . |
| 9 | When I returned to Moose Jaw about mid-August I had a long talk with Fred Workman , who told me he had noticed a certain restlessness in me as if I were hoping for a change of scene . |
| 10 | Conservationists were hoping for a halt in 1984 , when those powers expire . |
| 11 | I 'm glad to say they all finished as friends over a glass of beer … but there were no cheers for the Tredworth rugby team from Gloucester on saturday … they were hoping for a fairy tale in their Provincial Cup Semi-Final … sadly what they got was a horror story |
| 12 | Sergei Shakhrai , former presidential legal advisor , warned in Komsomolskaya pravda of Aug. 8 that the SC had fallen into the control of conservatives who were hoping for a return to the administrative-command system . |
| 13 | Indeed , during the presidential campaign of 1952 Churchill — and many others in London — were hoping for a Democrat victory . |
| 14 | It is important , however , to remember that people receiving such a therapy are seriously ill , and are hoping for a chance of improved health or longer life . |
| 15 | And are hoping for a Twickenham meeting with either Kidderminster Carolians or Hitchin in the finals . |
| 16 | Following our disastrous Boxing Day at Leech Town ( 0–1 ) and equally poor start to the New Year , we are hoping for a turn in fortune today or , even at this late stage , postponement through frost . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | ‘ We have heard nothing definite yet but we are hoping for a spot on Crimewatch , ’ said Chief Inspector Steve Cross of Cheshire 's Serious Crime Squad . |
| 19 | Durham are hoping for a quality entry and with £350 £50 up on last year waiting for the champion , they wo n't be disappointed . |
| 20 | The Saturday evening will conclude with fireworks to accompany the 1812 Overture , and the WRU are hoping for a crowd of 40,000 to benefit the Cardiff Arms Park Trust and the Lord 's Taverners . |
| 21 | Jim and Stephen Bennett , area co-ordinator for Barnado 's , are hoping for a repeat of last year 's response when the Middlesbrough heats proved the most popular in the North-East , netting £160 for the charity . |
| 22 | While King is looking for a repeat performance , club officials are hoping for a repeat of Friday 's biggest gate of the season . |
| 23 | While King is looking for a repeat performance , club officials are hoping for a repeat of Friday 's biggest gate of the season . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | France had been hoping for a Kinnock victory , to provide a second socialist power in one of the leading EC countries to act as an ally for President Mitterrand at summit talks . |
| 26 | Those army commanders who had still been hoping for a coup realized that all such hope was now lost . |
| 27 | Sorry to anyone who 'd been hoping for a match report from Newcastle , but I went home to Wakefield the morning after the game and so did n't get a chance to post one . |
| 28 | Tony Stafford talks to the former owner of Vernons Pools who is hoping for a jackpot dividend in two weeks ' time with Rodrigo de Triano and Musicale |
| 29 | LENNOX Lewis is hoping for a September showdown with Frank Bruno . |
| 30 | The national body representing France 's 450 auctioneers , La Chambre Nationale des Commissaires-Priseurs français , is hoping for a response this month or early April to charges of unfair competition which they and Belgian colleagues brought against Britain with the EC Commission last December . |