Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] it [be] hope " in BNC.

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1 A spokesman for the Shetland Fishermen 's Association said it was hoped the grounds would escape damage as herring do not spawn until August and September .
2 Lyndall Sachs of the Belgrade office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees said it was hoped that another convoy could be sent in as early as today .
3 At the same time , United Nations sources in Sarajevo said it was hoped to use helicopters to evacuate more refugees from the besieged Muslim town of Srebrenica , but final approval was still awaited .
4 Mr Ryan said it was hoped to target 12 to 24 month waiting lists and eventually no one should wait longer than a year for treatment .
5 A spokeswoman for the Blackpool Pleasure Beach said it was hoped the revitalised Laughing Man would be restored to his glass cabinet within a fortnight .
6 Mr Hunt said it is hoped that Allitt will be either transferred to another hospital or returned to Rampton .
7 Mr Hunt said it was hoped that Allitt would be either transferred to another hospital or returned to Rampton .
8 A council spokesman said it was hoped the sum would ultimately represent a saving for the authority , as the cost of tackling graffiti , which was likely to occur would be far greater .
9 A county council spokesman said it was hoped that councillors would agree to a site visit to see for themselves if lay-bys were necessary .
10 The University denied it was hoping for some form of financial benefit from the visit .
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