Example sentences of "were looking [adv] to [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When our 'plane touched down at Ibiza Airport , we were looking forward to a couple of weeks in the sun , hoping that the children would be amused and we could just relax . |
| 2 | I did , however , remember us asking the children if they were looking forward to a fortnight in Umbria . |
| 3 | We were looking forward to a meal and a quiet evening in Dover when a radio message via Dover Coastguards informed us that another suspect vessel had been spotted heading west through the Straits after sailing from Belgium where she had given the local customs a false destination in Sweden for a large consignment of spirits loaded . |
| 4 | This situation could make receptiveness on ATB courses questionable but the people concerned were certain that if they were looking forward to the course they would ‘ switch over ’ fairly easily . |
| 5 | Staff there were looking forward to the event until they realised that the Princess regularly went fox hunting . |
| 6 | We were looking forward to the vacation , to Christmas , to what you called ‘ New Year 's ’ . |
| 7 | He was n't here very much , as you know , but we were looking forward to the end of his army service and then we would have settled here . ’ |
| 8 | She said patients and staff at the hospice were looking forward to the visit . |
| 9 | That 's why we were looking forward to the Family Day . |