Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] forward to " in BNC.

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1 Understandably people want to look forward to retirement , and for many people part of that dream is the rose-covered cottage or modern bungalow in the country or by the sea .
2 My younger constituents want to look forward to higher incomes , more spending power , home ownership , the accumulation of savings and investments and time to enjoy the fruits of their labour .
3 The three issues I want to put forward to the minister are , number one does this matter ?
4 Those who get hooked have a lifetime of companionship and challenge to look forward to .
5 He says they seem to regard it as a holiday and those birds that are over twelve months old have been through this before and seem to look forward to it
6 And for supporters of more ambitious clubs , there is the long , slow death of Championship dreams , where hope is extinguished little by little , week by week , until one cold wet January afternoon , you 're 1–0 down at home to Southampton , and you write the rest of the year off and start looking forward to August again .
7 But I 'm getting a bit bad really because I 'm looking forward to doing two wars a year , and if I start looking forward to doing two or even more a year I 'm not going to survive . ’
8 WITH Justin Fashanu 's black tie do to look forward to on Saturday evening , this was just the result to put the Airdrie players in the party mood .
9 In the meantime it makes sense for the unit to be stored in a plastic bag but I do look forward to the perfectly waterproof receiver being available in due course .
10 Some suggestions a that membership should be mandatory for those holding R Y A positions and appointments , well , that is certainly up for future debate but I do look forward to the day when our membership is truly representative at the individual level as it is currently at the club level and we w should n't forget that the R Y A is its membership .
11 He 's been here several times before , and er , we do look forward to having another interesting morning with you , and I understand that er , you 're going to give us a musical morning , this morning , and er ,
12 It 's taken me four years to get to the point where I can live without you , start to look forward to the future , and you 're not going to take that away from me .
13 I do n't like to use food that is out of season and prefer to look forward to the summer strawberries and autumn game .
14 At some point I did wonder whether I had more humiliation and torture to look forward to .
15 Williams added : ‘ We have looked forward to coming here and found English rugby , on and off the field , is the greatest in the world in terms of organisation and attitude . ’
16 The British electorate — we have rolled forward to Friday — has opted for change and made a job of it , sweeping the Natural Law Party into power .
17 That 's the only thing anyone has in prison , the only thing they have to look forward to .
18 ‘ Meal-time is all that many patients have to look forward to — it is the highlight of the day , and good food contributes greatly to both their well-being and recovery as much for psychological as nutritional reasons , ’ says Roden .
19 I I know that you 're going you that that that you may suggest that er my view it 's not capable of being assimilated but I think the the the basic view I have to put forward to you is that it is not necessary .
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