Example sentences of "hoping for " in BNC.
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| 1 | there is every reason to welcome such studies , though a reader hoping for judgements about quality may be disappointed by a theoretical writer 's greater stress on interpretation . |
| 2 | Considerations of illustrations aside , the reader will be hoping for enlightenment from the text . |
| 3 | Such poems ‘ need not be stimulated by real-life events ’ such as the plight of the Marseilles dock-workers , which has effaced the sight — darkly limned in Jaromil 's juvenilia — of Magda in her bath ; and if the poet who displays his ignorant , indifferent self-portrait is hoping for applause , there is a chance for him to do well in the new world of revolution , which rings with applause , and with blame . |
| 4 | This may sound like cold comfort when you 're desperately hoping for something to come along and get you going — but continuing your work and maintaining skills is vitally important . |
| 5 | Archbishop McHale , who opposed the non-denominational system , was hoping for a verdict to support his views . |
| 6 | It will be a matter of making a good landing directly into wind , if that is possible , and of hoping for a minimum of damage to the glider . |
| 7 | Recently , Steve gave up his joinery business to set up a small security firm , hoping for more time to devote to the much-needed rescue . |
| 8 | Outside , the Campaign for Labour Representation in Northern Ireland was already planning to return next year , spending around £250 a head on travel and accommodation and hoping for an unforeseen breakthrough . |
| 9 | ‘ What they will be hoping for is that they can get to a few months before before the next election , take the brakes off and try to deceive the people once again things are back on course . |
| 10 | That was just the news I was hoping for . |
| 11 | MONICA SELES , the Yugoslav who has withdrawn from the Midland Bank Championships at Brighton later this month , is to be contacted by tournament organisers hoping for a change of heart . |
| 12 | Jones is hoping for an offer of compensation from the local authority and must now look forward with added enthusiasm to 1991 , when Giants are scheduled to move into their own purpose-built , multi-sport arena . |
| 13 | Although his owner , Charles St George , obviously feels his colt has the necessary speed for Newmarket , he and trainer Henry Cecil will no doubt be hoping for a strong pace on 21 October . |
| 14 | Faced with the decision of raising less money and hoping for a successful issue or shelving the flotation altogether , Ronnie Frost , chairman , opted for the cheaper share price . |
| 15 | But first , if you were hoping for a swift end to the depression in the housing market , think again . |
| 16 | I quicken my step , keeping my eyes fixed ahead , hoping for a sign of life about the croft . |
| 17 | Old ladies with thick stockings holding veins like knots of worms , and men whose eyes are duller than clay alleys dream other dreams and watched the numbered screen , killing time , hoping for a win . |
| 18 | Overworked officials in finance ministries rarely reject a whole list of potential projects ; they are much more likely to identify a few priorities at random , and pass on the donor to the line ministry , hoping for the best if and when the project is financed . |
| 19 | But it was n't like I 'd imagined — except for the long silences when I 'd been hoping for laughs . |
| 20 | Fifty miles south-west of the railway line bomb , 13 Platoon of 6 UDR reported in for duty at 0600 ; they had been hoping for a quiet day , in order to catch up on some training . |
| 21 | Nothing could be more boring , to her mind , than standing on the banks of a river for hour after hour , sometimes the entire day , hoping for a fish to take . |
| 22 | There was no question of simply negotiating a deal with one American company , as producers had done in the 1930s , and then just hoping for the best . |
| 23 | The prevailing mood is disgust ; at the pathetic inarticulacy of the great ape on a rugby field , Frank Machin , and the blocked emotions of his landlady and lover , who has given up hoping for anything since her husband 's death . |
| 24 | Gloucestershire will go into 1990 , hoping for improved results on the field , with a new resolve — and very much a new look . |
| 25 | Carole Hemingway , ardent feminist and a Los Angeles radio talk show host , is hoping for a backlash . |
| 26 | Jarvis Astaire , the Wembley director and promoter , is hoping for an opponent like Trevor Berbick or James ‘ Bonecrusher ’ Smith , both former world champions . |
| 27 | Jarvis Astaire , the Wembley director and promoter , is hoping for an opponent like Trevor Berbick or James ‘ Bonecrusher ’ Smith , both former world champions . |
| 28 | QPR v Everton After a couple of wins QPR have found a familiar rut and Everton , who arrested their decline with a win at Derby , will be hoping for something similar at Shepherds Bush . |
| 29 | There is little comfort for foreign creditors hoping for an end to the six-month moratorium on debt payments . |
| 30 | The prime minister , Mr Michel Rocard , was hoping for better from its break-up . |