Example sentences of "[vb past] forward to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She bent forward to the glistening flower , amid the cries of the others . |
| 2 | As Charles moved forward to the familiar step , he felt his ankle caught , and his body , overbalancing , hurtled forward down the flight of stairs . |
| 3 | He moved forward to the ladder . |
| 4 | Their eyes scanning the looming dark bulk of the house for any signs of life , the two men moved forward to the edge of the trees . |
| 5 | He then moved forward to the person on the ground and handcuffed his hands behind his back . |
| 6 | Leith again came close to physically lashing out at him , and might well have , she realised , had not the object of her aim moved forward to the bed . |
| 7 | He staggered forward to the bedside and stood there , swaying . |
| 8 | ‘ I am disappointed for the complainants in this case , among them disturbed people who had the courage to came forward to the police ’ , he said . |
| 9 | She took a deep breath , held her head up and walked forward to the end of the table . |
| 10 | She walked forward to the edge of the plateau . |
| 11 | Vasilissa went stony cold with fear , for the eyes in all the skulls glared at her , but she walked forward to the hut and called out , " Hut ! |
| 12 | She stepped forward to the window again and looked down from her turret , whence she had the view of a seagull , on to the sweep of snow , blanketing terrace and steps and lawn , rolling on white and smooth to the ruff of black shrubs on the lochside , and then beyond that the grey water , still as glass , gleaming like steel . |
| 13 | He rushed forward to the battery box , loosened the terminal caps and moved them from side to side . |
| 14 | The statutes , and Vial 's scheme for the internal order and regulation of the College , were read , and sent forward to the general meeting . |
| 15 | My father reached forward to the only chair in the room , a small wooden one , and placing both hands on its back , brought himself to his feet . |
| 16 | The case then went forward to the European Court of Human Rights . |
| 17 | Mike McFarlane also qualified and went forward to the semi-finals . |
| 18 | Delaney tried to avoid looking at Doctor Nell Anderson as he went forward to the flight deck . |
| 19 | He dipped his hands nervously into the chalk bag at his waist and went forward to the base of the soaring , twisting arête . |
| 20 | From a record entry of 30 business plans , six were identified as the most promising and went forward to the final where they were interviewed by an experienced panel of judges . |
| 21 | ( That there were actual preliminary deme elections to determine which names went forward to the ballot is unlikely given that fourth-century Attic oratory , of which a great deal survives , is wholly silent about such elections — although the new Thorikos text , for instance ( p. 111 ) , shows that there were some elections at deme level . ) |
| 22 | Quietly she went forward to the edge of the trees . |
| 23 | I then went forward to the man on the floor er , handcuffed him and stepped back . |
| 24 | Often in NEP when thoughtful leaders at many levels became exasperated by the seemingly chaotic situations they saw about them , they dreamt of , and sometimes put through , as in Makarenko 's case , schemes which looked forward to the methods of the 1930s . |
| 25 | He looked forward to the development of the country |
| 26 | I looked forward to the banquet and wondered idly whether Swire Sugden would turn up and spoil it . |
| 27 | I looked forward to the visit not only because visitors from Lord Darlington 's days are most rare now — Mr Farraday 's circle , naturally , being quite different from his lordship 's — but also because I presumed Mr Graham would accompany Sir James as of old , and I would thus be able to get his opinion on this question of bantering . |
| 28 | I now had the incentive to train even harder , and I looked forward to the outdoor season with considerable relish . |
| 29 | More bedlam , and in the gathering twilight , everybody looked forward to the final with great anticipation . |
| 30 | Tamar looked forward to the end of the harvest . |