Example sentences of "hoping it [modal v] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | STUDENT John McCoy went for a spin in his car hoping it would make him tired — and plummeted 30ft down a cliff . |
| 2 | And I thought , well I 'll just pop in chemist and I was hoping it would clear it up , so I would n't |
| 3 | The two men were knocked aside as Corbett swung round the overturned wagon and broke into a gallop , clinging to his horse and hoping it would keep its feet on the rough rutted track . |
| 4 | He 'd relayed the news to Harry , hoping it would put his fickle sister out of his friend 's mind once and for all . |
| 5 | Swindon Town are hoping it 'll put them on the road to Wembley . |
| 6 | The prison service does n't pretend to change every inmate 's attitude , but they 're hoping it will make them think . |
| 7 | Insp Best said : ‘ I have come here with a very open mind but what I want to do is to develop the skills I have already and I am hoping it will give me more confidence . |
| 8 | I 'm hoping it will improve my golf swing . |