Example sentences of "can hope [prep] is [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And the best a mother can hope for is that they 'll occasionally pop home |
| 2 | The most we can hope for is that we do n't actually believe it . ’ |
| 3 | But the best that a virtuous woman can hope for is that she be reborn as a man . |
| 4 | The most I can hope for is that I might meet him over a pint and get him to be indiscreet-tell me if there is any dirt on Desmond Seymour-Strachey , for example . ’ |
| 5 | If he is unlucky , then there will be a battle at sea , and the best he can hope for is that none of our sea-borne army manages to make a landing . |
| 6 | That does n't mean it necessarily worked or was good ; but , once the script is settled in your mind , the best you can hope for is that the finished film reflects those ambitions . |