Example sentences of "hoping for a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Faced with the decision of raising less money and hoping for a successful issue or shelving the flotation altogether , Ronnie Frost , chairman , opted for the cheaper share price . |
| 2 | All sides are hoping for a successful horse fair this year and that the closest they get to a confrontation is a clash of cultures . |
| 3 | All sides are hoping for a successful horse fair this year and that the closest they get to a confrontation is a clash of cultures . |
| 4 | Young physicians entering their first research post and hoping for a higher degree are vulnerable and naive . |
| 5 | Although his owner , Charles St George , obviously feels his colt has the necessary speed for Newmarket , he and trainer Henry Cecil will no doubt be hoping for a strong pace on 21 October . |
| 6 | And she had just turned on the TV , hoping for a late news-programme , when she heard the light knock on her bedroom door . |
| 7 | Dayflower made history last week at York when she became the first Dubai trained runner to win in England and 31-year-old trainer Indian Satish Seewar will be hoping for a similar landmark in Ireland . |
| 8 | His family have a message for other parents who may be hoping for a similar hospital place for their glue-sniffing child |
| 9 | No doubt Sophie was hoping for a lurid description . |
| 10 | While ultimately hoping for a unified effort which reaches the smaller operator , he welcomes the global approach of the WTTERC — the sheer volume of the business produces , he says , enormous opportunity for environmental gain . |
| 11 | DON KING last night put a black cloud over the hopes of Lennox Lewis and other heavyweights hoping for a long reign as world champion , by claiming that Mike Tyson will be out of jail early next year . |
| 12 | Now the dialysis machine is about to be taken back to the hospital and Richard is hoping for a healthy future . |
| 13 | We 're hoping for a good day tomorrow |
| 14 | Although the opening parade was not due to start until noon , crowds thronged into the grounds o f Eglinton Castle from early morning , everyone hoping for a good place in the arena . |
| 15 | Stockton ABC stage the event at Thornaby Pavilion ( 8pm ) hoping for a good crowd that will more than cover their expenses . |
| 16 | Celtic fans arriving at Park Head Stadium this evening are hoping for a European victory over their Portuguese guests in the manner of past glories . |
| 17 | I know Martinho had been hoping for a religious programme . |
| 18 | With help from sympathetic resources they were hoping for a world-wide mailing of leaflets . |
| 19 | Ronnie Barker was hoping for a peaceful life when he retired six years ago . |
| 20 | The exhibition runs until the middle of August , with Desmond hoping for a better reception than last time , when his work was slated by the critics . |
| 21 | Sophie 's voice dipped in disappointment , as if she had been hoping for a graphic account of overturned furniture and blood on the walls . |
| 22 | Like Abed before him , I reckoned Mazzin was hoping for a violent response in order to have an excuse to beat us up . |
| 23 | We are hoping for a wide variety of candidates so that all Catholic life can be represented . |
| 24 | COMEDIAN Jim Davidson is hoping for a New Year reconciliation with his estranged wife Tracie Hilton . |
| 25 | There were moments when the sun almost burst through the mist and I kept on driving , waiting and hoping for a first glimpse of the cordillera , my mind groping for some answer to the enigma of Iris Sunderby 's behaviour . |
| 26 | Young Charles is one of several up and coming teenagers in the Halkyn team along with Gareth Jacobs and Gareth Thomas , while there are a few others in the second eleven hoping for a first team chance . |
| 27 | He had expected a rise in road duty , but was hoping for a clearer differential between diesel and petrol prices . |
| 28 | GAVIN Peacock is hoping for a little help from his friends in the Newcastle United side this season . |
| 29 | Manager Jim McCorry , who twice played against Fermanagh in the championship , is desperately hoping for a prolonged run to compensate for a disappointing and dismal league campaign . |
| 30 | No longer the excuse of keeping low profile actions , hoping for a Labour government because if we have n't got the guts to stand up and fight the government that made these laws , then we 've got no right to challenge a future Labour government that inherits 'em . |