Example sentences of "[verb] forward to a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their business , a factory making patio doors for the trade , was initially based in Newton Abbot because of economical site and labour costs ; now Peter Aldam looks forward to a mere 30-minute commute there along the soon-to-be finished A30 extension . |
| 2 | He concludes that the event demonstrates only the ‘ growing pains of a young republic ’ which ‘ after 5000 years of conquerors … looks forward to a prosperous and peaceful future . ’ |
| 3 | Indeed the Director of Kenya 's Institute of Education looks forward to a time when a syllabus may be devised which , in addition to a national ‘ core ’ , has specific defined areas where programmes devised at district or local levels will be developed and implemented . |
| 4 | This looks forward to a future phase of professionalism . |
| 5 | British qualifications in public health medicine fully meet the requirements of the directives and the faculty looks forward to a time when the specialty will be formally recognised in all member states and not only in Britain , France , and Ireland . |
| 6 | It looks forward to a greater gift in the future while stressing a real gift in the present . |
| 7 | Doherty now looks forward to a quarter-final clash with Steve Davis . |
| 8 | Brian looks forward to a fresh challenge |
| 9 | Now with 10 years in top flight football behind him , he looks forward to a 32nd birthday in November as Northern Ireland wind up their World Cup campaign . |
| 10 | I had looked forward to a leisurely ramble amongst the hills , since we had started early and the days were long . |
| 11 | Jean had looked forward to a comfortable retirement after a lifetime of work . |
| 12 | He had looked forward to a day in the sun , the simple admiration of colleagues , young scientists . |
| 13 | I wanted to do the things John and I had looked forward to a year and a half ago , to travel as we had planned , to work abroad , have a family before too long . |
| 14 | Not when he had looked forward to a brief glimpse of Araminta jumping up and down in the sea in a bathing dress . |
| 15 | Unlike most grown-ups , he was usually ready to stop whatever he was doing to sit down and talk , and Oliver , who had looked forward to a good gossip , was both puzzled and disappointed when his friend stood up , spat on his hands and went back to his digging . |
| 16 | However , most businessmen looked forward to a speedy lifting of wartime controls . |
| 17 | He 'd looked forward to a comfortable retirement with his wife Audrey . |
| 18 | SMETANA and Dvorak — the RSNO 's programme had been tailor-made for Walter Weller and one had looked forward to a good wallow ; to tunes , and torrents of the particularly lush sounds he and his orchestra make together . |
| 19 | Left-hander Justin Vaughan played forward to a delivery from Graeme Hick . |
| 20 | At the end of this time the rotor has moved forward to a position where the motor is producing negative torque . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Corporal Tait busies around the pack checking for oil leaks and tightening the odd bolt ; ten minutes later the crew are smiling as they clear up , looking forward to a well-deserved shower . |
| 23 | Mr Wetzel says : ‘ I 'm looking forward to a reformed HCRC in 1990 . ’ |
| 24 | I was looking forward to a couple of hours of vigorous strolling in the company of what I assumed would be a garrulous , suitably eccentric English guide . |
| 25 | ‘ She will be delighted , ’ Alida Thorne said , ‘ she 's so looking forward to a visitor . |
| 26 | Now , NOEL MALCOLM is looking forward to a shift in the agenda — back to real news |
| 27 | The new team will find financial markets in a high state of excitement and looking forward to a cut in interest rates . |
| 28 | One moment he had been looking forward to a happy and wealthy retirement and now , minutes later , he was a condemned criminal with only a few hours left to live . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | If she had accepted him , she could have been looking forward to a child of her own now . |