Sentence examples for rather hoping from inspiring English sources

But I'm rather hoping that Pauline, Joe, Rachel and Tony didn't leave it at that.

"I was rather hoping City might have approached Terry more along these lines".

(She was rather hoping he could help with that, in a tender postcoital moment).

For Christmas, I'm rather hoping for a copy of The Quarry (Little, Brown) by Iain Banks.

I think that, deep down, some primeval bloodlust within me was rather hoping for an illegal, bare-knuckle fight.

We were rather hoping that our gentle country folk would move in your direction -- you are very welcome to them.

I rather hope they didn't.

You do rather hope so.

I rather hope they do".

"I rather hope it won't disturb.

I rather hope he doesn't.