in the hope that …

in the hope that …
in the hope of sth | in the hope that… idiom
(NAmE also in hopes that…) because you want sth to happen

I called early in the hope of catching her before she went to work.

He asked her again

in the vain hope

that he could persuade her to come

(= it was impossible)

.

Main entry:hopeidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • The Family That Walks On All Fours — is a BBC2 documentary that explored the science and the story of five individuals in the Ulas family in Turkey that walk with a previously unreported quadruped gait [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4782492.stm] . The documentary was… …   Wikipedia

  • The Power that Preserves — infobox Book | name = The Power that Preserves orig title = translator = image caption = Cover of The Power that Preserves author = Stephen R. Donaldson cover artist = Darrell K. Sweet country = United States language = English series = The… …   Wikipedia

  • The Land That Time Forgot (novel) — infobox Book | name = The Land That Time Forgot title orig = translator = image caption = Cover art for first combined edition of The Land That Time Forgot author = Edgar Rice Burroughs cover artist = country = United States language = English… …   Wikipedia

  • The Hope Conspiracy — Infobox musical artist Name = The Hope Conspiracy Img capt = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Boston, Massachusetts, USA flagicon|USA Genre = Hardcore Years active = 1999 present Label = Deathwish Inc. Equal Vision Records Associated… …   Wikipedia

  • The Darkness That Comes Before — infobox Book | name = The Darkness That Comes Before title orig = translator = image caption = First edition cover author = R. Scott Bakker illustrator = cover artist = David Rankine country = Canada language = English series = Prince of Nothing… …   Wikipedia

  • The Ties That Bind (Star Wars) — Infobox SW Books name = The Ties that Bind title orig = translator = author = Jude Watson cover artist = Cliff Nielsen editor = country = USA language = English era = Prequel series = galactic year = 40 BBY canon = C subject = Star Wars genre =… …   Wikipedia

  • The City on the Edge of Forever — Star Trek: The Original Series episode The Enterprise crew encounters the Guardian of Forever …   Wikipedia

  • All the Hype That Money Can Buy — Studio album by Five Iron Frenzy Released April 25, 2000 Recorded …   Wikipedia

  • The Legislative Assembly and the fall of the French monarchy — The French Revolution was a period in the history of France covering the years 1789 to 1799, in which republicans overthrew the Bourbon monarchy and the Roman Catholic Church perforce underwent radical restructuring. This article covers the one… …   Wikipedia

  • The Perishers — was a British comic strip about a group of urban children and a dog. It began in the Daily Mirror in 1958 and was written for most of its life by Maurice Dodd (October 25, 1922 December 31, 2005). It was drawn by Dennis Collins until his… …   Wikipedia

  • The Catholic University of America and The Knights of Columbus — The Knights of Columbus and The Catholic University of America have a history of working together that dates back almost to the founding of the university. Today, Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson serves on the Board of CUA s Trustees. Bishop… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”