Example sentences of "have [adv] [be] [v-ing] forward to " in BNC.
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| 1 | And here is Edward , who has so been looking forward to a new playmate ! ’ |
| 2 | We 'd really been looking forward to our trip to the Brecon Beacons . |
| 3 | I am still puzzled , to this day , as to why we did n't simply demand a refund and leave ; probably because we had all been looking forward to getting away so much that we were prepared to tolerate anything . |
| 4 | Even after his first round of 69 , Woosnam was still maintaining that he had not been looking forward to playing , that it had not done much for his confidence and that he was still very nervous with the putter in his hand . |
| 5 | Greg Hocking had not been looking forward to ringing Jackson 's the publishers about the Walter Machin papers . |
| 6 | ‘ You know , Pip , ’ replied Joe , ‘ how we 've both been looking forward to working together . |
| 7 | Inspector Naseby of all people , who had clearly been looking forward to this moment . |
| 8 | I 've really been looking forward to flying — it will be my first time on a plane . ’ |
| 9 | He had really been looking forward to seeing her tonight . |
| 10 | She had n't been looking forward to this session ; yet , deep down , there was a contrary twinge niggling at her sexuality that insisted she might enjoy it . |
| 11 | ‘ Danny 's really been looking forward to the fair , ’ explained Rachel to Jimmy who had pitched in and was helping the driver to lift a wheelchair from the minibus . |