Example sentences of "[conj] was hope " in BNC.
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| 1 | He would have to be blind not to have noticed that something in Cora-Beth 's manner towards him had changed ; that the looks she sometimes gave him were no longer open and friendly but questioning , as if she expected , or was hoping for , something more . |
| 2 | The fish have to be caught by longlining to preserve their quality for drying , and landings have not yet been at the level that was hoped for . |
| 3 | All these factors have helped to make Britain 's existing nuclear stations more expensive than was hoped for . |
| 4 | It is all too clear from many published accounts of ventures in educational innovation that they have frequently been less successful than was hoped simply because the necessary consequences in terms of processes and support had not ( or could not have ) been foreseen . |
| 5 | So too an answer is needed to the question of whether the failure to manage the transfer of information and the joint planning of a continuous four-year scheme between two different phases and organizations of education has led to the achievement of less than was hoped for , regardless of the fact that it has been very heavily funded . |
| 6 | Gilbert had served my Mass every morning and was now writing to tell me about the approaching Easter examinations and was hoping to do well . |
| 7 | By three-thirty , I had done eighteen miles and was hoping to manage twenty-two . |
| 8 | Supporters of both sides could enjoy such matches and the crowd two years later back up in Scotland was enormous and was hoping for a repeat of the excitement . |
| 9 | The reference to the tent meant either that ‘ John Parsons ’ had written it , and was hoping to see me around , or that they had teamed up on a declared truce . |
| 10 | Mr Smyth said Williams worked as a leisure professional but also served as a Special Constable and was hoping to become a police officer in the future . |
| 11 | ‘ I loved them and was hoping they 'd have many more years , but I was worried about Molly . |
| 12 | Later in the race McCallen fell off at Church Corner , Portrush , but was unhurt and was hoping to be able to take part in the opening Superbike race which followed the 250cc . |
| 13 | He said : ‘ I 've been there a month and was hoping to get a City and Guilds qualification in joinery . |
| 14 | Graham Hunsley , defending , said he was now off hard drugs , had been to see his doctor about the problem and was hoping to undergo treatment at an addiction centre . |
| 15 | He said : ‘ I 've been there a month and was hoping to get a City and Guilds qualification in joinery . |
| 16 | The United Nations said it was planning to build on its success and was hoping to get another aid convoy through to the embattled town tomorrow . |
| 17 | He had expected a rise in road duty , but was hoping for a clearer differential between diesel and petrol prices . |
| 18 | Overall , however , prevention and treatment have not progressed as quickly as was hoped , and research and development must be pursued vigorously to take account of contemporary perceptions of the disorder . |
| 19 | In spite of these impressive results , progress in finding other examples of neurons with highly selective trigger features has not been as rapid as was hoped . |