She half hoped, perhaps, that those words might hold a sting, but the face she was looking at showed no change.

I half hoped for him that he'd come up with something exciting.

He half hoped Jessom would kill him in a blood rush of anger.

He half hoped the man killed was one of those two.

I half hoped she would look up and wave, though of course the idea was ridiculous.

I half hoped they were going to slip and tell me something useful.

Typing in the word "script," he half hopes to find one already written, waiting for him.

Nobody ever said this, but she half hoped they would.

He half hoped the powder would dull the effects of the wind as well.

She half hoped that he would switch on the television panel again, but the idea did not seem to occur to him.