Example sentences of "[noun pl] look forward to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although her poetry often speaks of ill health and many times looks forward to the poet 's early death , she died of measles , a sudden illness which she was too weak to withstand . |
| 2 | ends with Chronicles II on a positive note in which Cyrus is seen as the saviour of the Jews who restored their inheritance in Judah while the last the prophetical books , Malachi , in the Catholic Bible finishes looking forward to Elijah 's coming at the Lord 's advent . |
| 3 | ‘ And there 's still the main presents to look forward to . ’ |
| 4 | However , most businessmen looked forward to a speedy lifting of wartime controls . |
| 5 | Yet all the time the Communists looked forward to ‘ the end of the beginning ’ . |
| 6 | But , like turkeys looking forward to Christmas , industry heavyweights queued up to be part of the action . |
| 7 | French broadcasters look forward to 1992 |
| 8 | Her parents and flatmates look forward to the recovery of their telephones and bathrooms . |
| 9 | There will also be Autumn Roadshows to look forward to for those of you who are interested in this project . |
| 10 | God 's glory is not confined to heaven and the future life with Christ which Christians look forward to with confidence . |
| 11 | The Pharisees looked forward to the coming of the Messiah . |
| 12 | It is simply a system that combines proven practices for healthy soil with the best in modern biological knowledge and one that recognises animals as living creatures rather than inanimate objects Organic campaigners look forward to the day when organic farming provides most of our food and surely this is the best prospect for agricultural policy as it moves into the next century . |
| 13 | And if he could put up with humourless Hugh for three weeks in the sun , the family , who could n't have many jokes to look forward to , would be glad of a running commentary on their holiday by the well-known author of ‘ Jottings ’ . |
| 14 | ‘ We 'll have to make things to look forward to , ’ was the quiet reply . |
| 15 | You must always create things to look forward to , to enjoy and you must always reward yourself each week . |
| 16 | I now have two things to look forward to . |
| 17 | Things to look forward to ? |
| 18 | There 's always things to look forward to football is n't there ? |
| 19 | But erm there 's always things to look forward to in football and yes Oldham 's going to be a good game for us , but we need to win ; then Swindon , our old rivals that we ca n't beat for years . |
| 20 | MOTORCYCLING : Harold Crooks looks forward to an action-packed weekend FANS SPOILT FOR CHOICE |
| 21 | ‘ Believe me , you have many awakenings to look forward to . ’ |
| 22 | How much are the players looking forward to pitting their talent against er the continentals ? |
| 23 | How much are the players looking forward to pitting their talent against er the continentals ? |
| 24 | ‘ And , anyway , it 's all right for you — you 've got the school holidays to look forward to . |
| 25 | These contributions will enable us to subsidise our Annual Outing which members look forward to eagerly from year to year . |
| 26 | Finally , we 've got to bring the players back to earth a bit , but two absolute cracking games to look forward to in the next couple of weeks ; Oldham next week , probably the best footballing side in the second division , and away to Swindon the week after , so still a lot to look forward to although disappointment at going out of the Cup . |
| 27 | Foreign Office worthies look forward to a parallel rise through the ranks of the Order of St Michael and St George , from CMG ( Call Me God ) , to KCMG ( Kindly Call Me God ) to GCMG ( God Calls Me God ) , on the theory that gullible foreigners will be more impressed by the ambassador of a second-division power if he 's called Sir Cuthbert Smith instead of plain Mr Smith . |
| 28 | Training in the choir gave me a fine knowledge of the Psalms , though I must say that none of us choir boys looked forward to the fifteenth evening of the month when the set psalm had no less than seventy-three verses . |
| 29 | High streets look forward to big spenders |
| 30 | All I knew was that one afternoon while I was at the office in London someone poured petrol through my letter-box at Seaview , along with a note warning me that if I did n't get out of G.W. Fashions there would be other similarly unpleasant incidents to look forward to , and that next time the petrol would be accompanied by a lighted rag . ’ |