Example sentences of "but [pron] hope it [vb mod] " in BNC.
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1 | But I hope it might be a spur to some positive discussion , Tuesday morning er and terminating absolutely at one o'clock . |
2 | ‘ This death is a tragedy but I hope it may be a turning point on the estate , ’ he said . |
3 | Shame on me for this is the first issue of SR I 've ever read ( Nov ) , but I hope it will not be the last , for may I say , I think I may have at last found a space where I can be heard — most women 's magazines shun the type of letter I submit — not cosy enough for their letters pages , I suspect . |
4 | ‘ There will be some more repeats in the New Year but I hope it will not be too evident , ’ he added . |
5 | Please do not leave the board mounted OS map on the wall , prop it down by table between cushions — sounds dotty but I hope it will keep it dryer rather than being against damp wall . |
6 | ‘ If it 's the same this week , then there is no way I could play but I hope it will improve , ’ said Hall as a programme of intensive treatment was arranged . |
7 | Already stratagem has worked , in that 3 ladies ( not beautiful Brazilian brunettes ! ) have offered to come and cook us a meal next Wednesday — a Japanese meal which sounds like a mixture of harakiri and kamikazi , but I hope it will taste nice as the person cooking it is Japanese — there are lots of Japanese in this part of Brazil . |
8 | But we hope it 'll get lighter — that his reflexes will start to recover . |
9 | But we hope it will raise some questions in your mind , and give you the answers to some questions as well . |
10 | But we hope it will be helpful with some of the more common grammatical problems writers run into . |
11 | ‘ There are some difficulties with documentation because the new rules are not clear yet , but we hope it will make our job easier in the future . |
12 | They know that protests to the foreign office wo n't bring their daughter back , but they hope it may help prevent a similar tragedy occuring again . |
13 | But they hope it wo n't take too long or they 'll be rocking around the grandfather clock . |