It was a job the captain had hoped would be well over by now.

It was going even better than the captain had hoped.

No question either that the captain hoped he'd never see the thing again.

The captain hoped he had put priority on the right systems.

The captain held his breath, turned it, and hoped for the best.

"Captain, for your sake I hope you never do anything this crazy again."

She won't even be able to tell her own family what the captain is hoping to do.

"Captain I hope you're not considering heading up this away team."

All the captain could hope was that it frightened them out of pursuit.

The Captain covered his eyes again and hoped desperately that they would go away.