Example sentences of "[noun] and looking forward to " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had been reluctant to put it away , wishing she had no other commitments so that she could continue with the next chapter and looking forward to getting down to work again the following morning . |
| 2 | Having negotiated the pitch with difficulty in the wet , I was at first relieved at having passed beneath the boulder and looking forward to an easy scramble to the top when I came across another difficult pitch . |
| 3 | It was not long before I was ensconced in the dining-room with a pastis and looking forward to dinner . |
| 4 | ‘ He was devoted to his little girl and looking forward to the birth of his son . ’ |
| 5 | The EEC treaty though running to 248 articles and looking forward to an ‘ ever-closer union ’ , left many elements of economic co-operation to be worked out in detail later . |
| 6 | I wasted no time in entering the assembly area and rejoining the cheerful gang of visitors , buoyed up by the welcome infusion of champagne and looking forward to more . |
| 7 | Most of these seemingly alert young men , acting as sentries for their sleeping comrades , are soaked to the skin and looking forward to a little sleep themselves before the final push against the enemy . |
| 8 | After twenty minutes we returned to the ship , tired but amazed by our experience and looking forward to hoisting up anchor and heading for our next stop , St. Lucia . |
| 9 | Pendleton 's general manager , Ted White , said : ‘ We are doing very well at the moment and looking forward to launching the Twicer next week . |
| 10 | — who said he was beginning to enjoy his retirement and looking forward to many more years to come . |
| 11 | On March 18 the two countries signed six agreements establishing diplomatic relations and looking forward to the development of co-operation in the areas of trade , agriculture and science , and technology . |
| 12 | And it shows that , far from being suicidal , he was clearly enjoying life and looking forward to the future . |
| 13 | SIX years ago , in the introduction to a collection of his plays , Howard Brenton was still trumpeting his adherence to Marxism and looking forward to an unstoppable ‘ British Revolution ’ . |
| 14 | It shows Brutus adept in the use of rhetoric and looking forward to his public defence of Caesar 's assassination to the Roman crowd . |
| 15 | Mr Wildish said she had been chatting cheerfully and was full of beans and looking forward to going home . |
| 16 | The new team will find financial markets in a high state of excitement and looking forward to a cut in interest rates . |