Example sentences of "hope for some [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He might decide to cross-examine both of us in an attempt to detect inconsistencies in our replies , or hope for some slip-up on our part which might enable him to make the correct identification . |
| 2 | ‘ We hope for some sort of strengthened glass and double locks , ’ he said . |
| 3 | Darlington will hope for some reward at Shrewsbury today to ease relegation worries . |
| 4 | After Henry VIII 's death and the accession of the nine-year-old Edward VI his subjects hoped for some relaxation of the Forest law . |
| 5 | She had gone to the doctor after her opening 77 and hoped for some kind of medication which would have allowed her to carry on , but all the medical man would prescribe was a three-day rest . |
| 6 | He glanced at the face of the God , hoping for some sign of approval , but the lifeless eyes pierced him through . |
| 7 | I sink a little lower in the bed hoping for some sleep . |
| 8 | We did n't expect it to last as long as it has , and were hoping for some relief by the end of the year . |
| 9 | She paused , as though hoping for some kind of contradiction . |
| 10 | Rainbow , looking towards my mirror as if hoping for some kind of guidance , is pulled backwards through the kitchen door . |
| 11 | Savage , whose injury was so bad he is unable to play at non-League level , is hoping for some kind of runout at Burnden Park on November 17 when Bolton face Manchester City in a joint benefit match for him and Frank Worthington . |
| 12 | Savage , whose injury was so bad he is unable to play at non-League level , is hoping for some kind of runout at Burnden Park on November 17 when Bolton face Manchester City in a joint benefit match for him and Frank Worthington . |
| 13 | I suppose I put it to him hoping for some response . |
| 14 | I was hoping for some money , as I was saving frantically to buy the owl for myself . |
| 15 | But RSI sufferes who 're hoping for some compensation from their employers are worried the Judge 's ruling may make harm their chances . |
| 16 | You 're supposed to be taking things easy , and I come home after a day 's work and a beastly journey hoping for some restoration and some intelligent company . |
| 17 | The University denied it was hoping for some form of financial benefit from the visit . |
| 18 | You might go hoping for some insight into the goat-hair experiences of Professor Peters or Evans-Pritchard , but , after the initial polite questions , you are asked if you have heard the news from Iran . |
| 19 | The Shah 's enemies saw the move differently , The fact that they was now lingering in the area , first in Egypt an now Morocco , rather than proceeding straight to the United States as announced , inevitably aroused the suspicion that he was hoping for some sort of repeat of 1953 . |
| 20 | ‘ So I 'm really hoping for some sort of sponsorship for the eight months we 're away , ’ she added . |
| 21 | He knew there was something odd , which was why he turned round to look into the wings , hoping for some signal from you . |
| 22 | ‘ I think , ’ said the Archdeacon , ‘ that the Bishop 's hoping for some movement before that . |