Example sentences of "i hope i [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I hope I shall be able to compress it sufficiently . |
| 2 | Edward knew he was being pampered and , in his letters to Helen about his friendship with Gwili 's sister , he confessed that ‘ in fact it was partly you that I saw when I held her : I hope I shall never forget her ; then I shall feel that it is possible to love another even though I am all and ever yours , little one . |
| 3 | ‘ I hope I shall be strong enough to stick by my principles , ’ she said . |
| 4 | I hope I shall never kick a ball again . ’ |
| 5 | I hope I shall be equal to the challenge . ’ |
| 6 | [ reading ] " When you read this letter you will be far on your way to your father and mother where you have so long desired to be , and I hope I shall forbear thinking of you with the least shadow of that fondness my foolish heart had entertained for you . |
| 7 | PAMELA : [ alone ] I hope I shall not be deserted at the hour of my trial . |
| 8 | ‘ I hope I shall hear you play again . ’ |
| 9 | I hope I shall . |
| 10 | ‘ Oh , I hope I shall always be Kingy to you , Miss Sally-Anne , ’ making it clear that he included her in the charmed circle of his friends . |
| 11 | But I hope I shall have a shop one day . |
| 12 | And yet , although he was a scientific naturalist and although in frequent essays he reminds us of the insignificance and unimportance of man in the whole scheme of things , it 's plain that , from the beginning , and as I hope I shall be able to show you , right down to the end , he found something emotionally hard to bear , I was going to say , in fact , intolerable , in this situation . |
| 13 | ‘ I hope I sha n't have to forgo the rest of your adventures . ’ |
| 14 | I hope I 'll do so , but I must confess that I tend to go and make a pot of tea whenever election coverage starts on the TV . |
| 15 | Nowadays I keep huge lists of every person , organisation and publication connected with birds , so I hope I 'll never again have the problems I had finding that owl . |
| 16 | ‘ I hope I 'll stay with people who 'll let me do what I want . ’ |
| 17 | I hope I 'll be an elegant old lady with silver-grey hair done up in a bun . |
| 18 | ‘ After a couple of days I hope I 'll be able to go home ! ’ she shot back at once . |
| 19 | Resentment flashed into her eyes as she said in a pained voice , ‘ If ever the time does come , I hope I 'll be wanted for more than my ability with figures . ’ |
| 20 | This is one of the things I want you to se see today and this wonderful film I was gon na show today and I hope I 'll show next week , third time lucky , they actually interview the wives , the polygynous wives of of some erm erm guy in Africa , some African erm and they to them they actually ask the wives , why do you , you know why are you married to this man and they say well he feeds us , you know th that 's why we 're married to him , he gives us food and he 's apparently got five this particular man they interviewed , three of them were active and two of them were elderly , and the three active wives are quite open about the fact that this man 's a good provider and therefore they stay with him , but they , they would n't in the case of Australian Aborigines , they would n't stay if they did n't get fed and they only get fed because he 's a good hunter and to be a good hunter you need to go on good terms of men and that 's how it works . |
| 21 | God , I hope I 'll get better . |
| 22 | I hope I 'll I 'll wait this year . |
| 23 | At least , I hope I would n't have . ’ |
| 24 | I hope I may have given a few ideas and if anyone makes their fortune and buys a villa in the South of France , will you invite me for a holiday , please ? |
| 25 | ‘ I hope I may , one day , ’ Ruth said . |
| 26 | ‘ And I hope I may be spared to repaint my own house when I am ninety-eight , Doctor ! ’ |
| 27 | Working as I do for a technically based industry , I hope I may be forgiven for believing that almost anything can be achieved through technology , if we are dear enough about what is needed . |
| 28 | WILLIAMS : I hope I may trust to your discretion not to let Mr. Belville know from whom you had the information . |
| 29 | I see no problem in your raising this at Whitley , but I hope I may be able to answer some of your specific points in advance , without in any way prejudicing your right to raise this in Committee . |
| 30 | ‘ I hope I may trust your honour even that far ! ’ she shouted after him . |