Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] forward to " in BNC.
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| 1 | This looks forward to a future phase of professionalism . |
| 2 | Ward , the world No 2 looking forward to being packaged as ‘ Dazzling Daz ’ , has been unemployed since the sale of his father 's butchery business and still lives with his parents . |
| 3 | Lonely hearts had this to look forward to in February : |
| 4 | ‘ But it 's very exciting having things like this to look forward to . |
| 5 | Like the 1970 Werner Report this looked forward to a full EMU in the long term , with free capital movements , fixed exchange rates ( or maybe a common currency ) and a central budgetary institution . |
| 6 | This looked forward to the main role of the Bank as the bankers ' bank and , eventually , to the normal settling of inter-bank debts through it . |
| 7 | ‘ It 's a great honour and I 'm very much looking forward to meeting the Queen again , ’ he said . |
| 8 | His frankly delighted countenance spurred her on to effort : ‘ I myself , ’ she heard herself saying , ‘ am very much looking forward to going to Japan for the first time . |
| 9 | By way of variation I was coming off night duty one cold , grey winter 's morning and very much looking forward to a warm bed when , for some unknown reason , my revenue conscience was aroused by the sight of a man , whom I recognised as an engineer from one of our early morning ferries , hurrying up the road towards town . |
| 10 | This act of faith by the Department was one which I hoped would be justified and I was very much looking forward to the challenge . |
| 11 | So that although my native place is so beautiful , I am very much looking forward to seeing Swinging London . " |
| 12 | I am very much looking forward to meeting my hon. Friend 's constituents on that occasion . |
| 13 | I 'm very much looking forward to meeting Mr and Mrs Downes again . ’ |
| 14 | However , I 'm very much looking forward to being a member of N C V O as well as being a consumer of its excellent services , and while I 've got the the platform , I 'd like to take this opportunity to wish Judy every success as Director of N C V O. I think she 's got off to a marvellous start , and I 'm sure that N C V O's gon na flourish under her leadership . |
| 15 | He said : ‘ The staff and the patients are very much looking forward to the move . |
| 16 | The event was such a success that club members are very much looking forward to him making a return visit . |
| 17 | Oh yes , very much looking forward to it . |
| 18 | erm And I 'm very much looking forward to that , on Wednesday I 'm coming and we 're having a promotions day when we 'll let everyone know what we 're doing ; when it 's going to be , where it 's going to be held , and erm give two hundred youngsters the opportunity to try erm the various sports , we do n't just do football now either , we do lots of other sports . |
| 19 | After all , our positive friend has so much to look forward to that there is no time to be indisposed . |
| 20 | There was so much to look forward to . |
| 21 | Much to look forward to , once this wretched interview was over . |
| 22 | Not much to look forward to so they 'll probably like a bit of excitement . |
| 23 | That 's not much to look forward to , is it ? ’ |
| 24 | While this may seem disappointing , there 's still much to look forward to — even if it 's all due to take longer than you want . |
| 25 | The late 70 's and early 80's , I can tell you , were very depressing times round here for there was not much to look forward to . |
| 26 | Stop whingeing and get on with your life , there is so much to look forward to . |
| 27 | Good to have that to look forward to . |
| 28 | They have little to look forward to , save for fat legs , flopping in the silt of some riverine beach . |
| 29 | Its brief was to ‘ help and persuade as many people as possible to look forward to retirement as the time of fulfilment ’ ( Hubbard 1962 ) . |
| 30 | Seeing the merit of paying in the highest monthly premium ( £35 ) , they can each look forward to a tax-free payment at the age of 65 — £37,500 for Alec and £37,800 for his wife — which will help bring the retirement home of their dreams well within their reach . |