Example sentences of "hope he [vb mod] [not/n't] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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1 | Oh , dear , I hope he wo n't go off here ! |
2 | I hope he wo n't bite him again . |
3 | ‘ I only hope he wo n't upset anybody , ’ said Mark anxiously . |
4 | Erm firstly that if an existing employment use falls to another land use , this is what Mr Allenby was just saying , the subsequent release of employment land onto the market does not come out of the sixty hectares the structure plan 's asking for , that 's what that 's what Mr Allenby just said , I hope he wo n't come back on it , major point . |
5 | However , from the moment he entered the Mess he was quite an outstanding character — and I hope he will not mind me mentioning it — against a rich harvest of exceptional characters at that time . |
6 | I had so hoped he would n't ask that . |
7 | She hoped he would n't make love that night . |
8 | I hoped he would n't let go because I wanted to kill him . |
9 | She hoped he would n't come up with any suggestions about spending the evening together . |
10 | He thanked Theo , and hoped he would n't live to regret the investment . |
11 | Elaine 's voice was concerned but deep inside she hoped he would not decide to go to the party . |
12 | I was now twenty metres up in the air , and I desperately hoped he would not decide to throw me to the ground . |
13 | In fear and astonishment I hid in the corn , and hoped he would not notice me . |
14 | He hoped he would not have to go during the night . |
15 | ‘ I feel perfectly safe , ’ she said very firmly , and hoped he could n't tell that was an outright lie . |
16 | I was hoping he would not offer us a glass of his very potent drink that I now know as Calvados . |
17 | When Mother got caught again , for the umpteenth time , rather than risk Father 's mounting wrath , she gave the line a couple of vicious tugs , hoping he would not notice ; and almost died of fright when an outraged salmon leapt from the water and made off upstream like a rocket . |
18 | Will your coat need cleaning ? ’ she asked anxiously , hoping he would n't land her with the bill . |
19 | I thought then that , much as I longed to see him , it might be as well to start hoping he would n't come back until I could truthfully tell him there would be no baby . |
20 | hoping he would n't ask me to turn the telly over and I 'd have to get up . |
21 | ‘ Why not ? ’ she agreed lightly , hoping he would n't notice that his question had thrown her off balance . |
22 | Half hoping he will not hear me . |
23 | ‘ If that had been my purpose I would not have tended your wound , ’ she faltered , hoping he could n't hear the tremor in her voice . |