Example sentences of "hope he [vb mod] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He looks fitter , sleeker , and better , ’ Robson said , ‘ and we just hope he can score a goal for us from the wing . |
| 2 | By touring the country in a tepee and demonstrating traditional Indian skills , Jeff Starr hopes he can make a living and raise money for charities . |
| 3 | If ever he manages to do this , he concludes , he hopes he will have a patron of similar eminence . |
| 4 | Several times I went up the valley with my father in the evening and sat with him behind a rock , hoping he would get a shot at the leopard . |
| 5 | ‘ The trouble is they 'll send for him when he is eighteen , and we were hoping he 'd win a scholarship to go on to University . |
| 6 | That reminds me : I asked whether he 'd heard anything within a few minutes of seeing young Hamnett , hoping he 'd say a shot , of course , which really would have been too good to be true . |
| 7 | My brothers 'd be watching his every move , just hoping he 'd put a foot wrong so they could jump in and scrag him . |