Example sentences of "but hope " in BNC.
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| 1 | The project is in negotiation with the owners at the moment , but hope that the prospect of an actual building will encourage sponsors . |
| 2 | But to enjoy these blessings near you , to see you daily , to tell you all my thoughts in their first birth , and to hear yours , to be mingling identities with you as it were , — the vision-wearing fancy has indeed often pictured such things , but hope never dared whisper a promise . |
| 3 | But hope , desperate and defiant , sprang up at once . |
| 4 | To live in a beautiful country & to inure myself as much as possible to the labors of the field , have been for this year past my dream of the day , my Sigh at midnight — but to enjoy these blessings near you , to see you daily , to tell you all my thoughts in their first birth , and to hear your 's , to be mingling identities with you , as it were ; — the vision-weaving Fancy has indeed often pictured such things , but Hope never dared whisper a promise ! ’ |
| 5 | Well , I know pigs might fly , but hope springs eternal and Bob was eternally hopeful that something like this might happen . |
| 6 | The couple , however , seem confident that the problem is behind them and anyone with a love of the distance can not help but hope they are right , particularly in Olympic year . |
| 7 | But hope faded after the wrecked hull of their 27-ft vessel , the Peganina , was spotted . |
| 8 | Council bosses fear there will be compulsory job losses among its 54,000 employees , but hope many will take voluntary redundancy or early retirement . |
| 9 | When I leave at the end of the year , I plan to continue in pastoral work but hope to return on occasions to be with the Middlesbrough Diocesan Family . |
| 10 | They are presently living in Nottingham but hope to return to their former parish in Beechwood in due course . |
| 11 | Ceauşescu knew that revolutions do not arise from despair but hope . |
| 12 | ‘ We have been living in very poor lodgings , but hope soon to find better ones . ’ |
| 13 | But hope that it may not be necessary , that Edward will never get so far . |
| 14 | There 's nothing he can do but hope because he ca n't put 30-year-old heads on young shoulders . |
| 15 | One can but hope . |
| 16 | And in the meantime there 's nothing I can do but hope . ’ |
| 17 | I shall not be able to answer these questions , but hope to convey some of the ideas that neuroscientists are currently pursuing in search of answers . |
| 18 | We aim to complete the groundwork within 12 months but hope that concurrently British urologists will agree to work together in a randomised study of treatment for prostatic cancer confined to the organ . |
| 19 | One can but hope . |
| 20 | But hope it does n't happen . |
| 21 | I am sorry to have to decline your offer , but hope that you will understand the reasons for this . |
| 22 | I know that you tend to be inundated with questionnaires but hope you will agree that this is a vital area of concern and will help us find ways of reaching new ways of assisting young people in and into sport . |
| 23 | I can also appreciate that not all the statistics requested necessarily will be to hand but hope you can provide as much information as possible . |
| 24 | So , we do apologize , but hope you 'll understand er , the delegate particularly , that we just can not ensure that the report has got absolutely everything in it . |
| 25 | The Jones 's family are now rebuilding their lives , but hope better awareness of Meningitis with mean others wo n't suffer their pain . |
| 26 | The police , who are running their own campaign against rural crime , say they understand the farmers ' worries , but hope the private firms soon wo n't be needed . |
| 27 | Australians Mark Lemon and Dave Cheshire have been slow to recapture last season 's form but hope to hit fresh form . |
| 28 | In recession , there is little but hope for the future that a party in Government can offer industry . |
| 29 | ‘ We agree there has been a breakdown in communications but hope that from now on we can work together in an open and constructive manner towards our common goal a first class haematology unit run by a first class team of doctors and nurses . |
| 30 | Mr Lang replied : ‘ I deeply sympathise with Mrs Byers , whose late husband unfortunately died less than a month before the bill was introduced , but hope that she will appreciate that wherever the cut-off point is set , someone will fall just outside it . ’ |