Example sentences of "have [verb] forward [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ A witness has come forward to say he heard the police fire before Place . |
| 2 | Despite widespread appeals not one person has come forward to say they were in the town centre when Michael was beaten up on Friday evening . |
| 3 | Dastra in our last issue , has come forward to claim the £25 prize and a cheque is on its way to her . |
| 4 | This tiny Shetland pony was found two weeks ago wandering in a field of pitchum near Stroud but so far no one has come forward to claim him . |
| 5 | It 's a shame really that no-one has come forward to apply for it , because it 's such a lovely , wonderful bungalow . |
| 6 | Bingo No volunteer has come forward to assist with the bingo sessions so a new rota has been drawn up . |
| 7 | ANOTHER victim of evil Dr Tom Courtney has come forward to tell of the horrific ordeal he put her through . |
| 8 | So far , not a single witness has come forward to throw any light on Joanna 's confused account of her abduction on Tuesday night from outside the Harpenden Leisure Centre where she worked . |
| 9 | The chapter on alicyclics has moved forward to accompany stereochemistry , and the one on alkyl halides to introduce substitution mechanisms before the chapter on alkenes , which covers elimination reactions . |
| 10 | This time Mr Moran has stepped forward to shoulder even greater responsibility while Mr Souness recovers from a heart operation that will keep him out of the manager 's chair for the rest of the season . |
| 11 | No big Japanese corporation — he has spoken to Tokyo-based lawyers and former Wallaby Ian Williams at length — or Australian company giant has stepped forward to sponsor the team . |
| 12 | Some 150 northern businessmen were being questioned by the police , having come forward to volunteer information about bribes they had paid . |
| 13 | By the end of 1915 , the British Army in France , thus reinforced , had risen to 38 divisions , more than 3 million men having come forward to serve in ‘ Kitchener 's Army ’ . |
| 14 | The fish must have come forward to give the line some slack . |
| 15 | She would have rushed forward to knock the gun aside , but she was not fast enough . |
| 16 | Whereas in London and in England generally , it had been a matter of principle from the start that Monotypes should be worked by male union labour , " in Edinburgh , the men do not seem to have come forward to learn the Monotype , even in response to invitations from the employers . |
| 17 | But then , when he had leaned forward to brush her cheek , her neck , she had moved back as if he had transgressed , and all his knowledge of her had been shattered by her refusal . |
| 18 | The other alternatives were to shoot the plane down before it landed or blow it up on the ground at Teheran airport when all the Imam 's followers had come forward to welcome him . |
| 19 | Chain-stores and industries may take full-page advertisements in newspapers to proclaim their greenness , but no millionaire had come forward to offer a share of his eco-sound profits . |
| 20 | Local councillor Michael Wigley said since the village was included in the blacklist of Darlington Cats Protection League , many residents had come forward to protest . |
| 21 | That was the question that the Alton Carnival Committee were beginning to ask themselves , when they found that no girls had come forward to enter the 1962 Carnival Queen contest . |
| 22 | His complacency remained unshaken when , on Thursday 17 January 1746 , having advanced from Edinburgh towards Stirling he found that the rebels , far from fleeing , had moved forward to meet him at Falkirk , a small town about ten miles [ 16 km ] to the south-east . |
| 23 | He pushed ahead of them , and Peter had to hurry forward to stop the door from swinging shut behind him . |
| 24 | He responded by explaining to the chairman of the committee , the fashionable playwright and military man John Burgoyne , how he had entered Murshidabad the capital of Bengal as a conqueror and how bankers and jewellers had rushed forward to thrust presents on him ; and , he concluded , as he thought back to the moment of triumph , ‘ By God , Mr. Chairman , I stand amazed at my own moderation . ’ |
| 25 | Moments earlier a well-wisher in the crowd had stepped forward to give the Queen Mum a bottle of her favourite tipple — gin . |
| 26 | The coughing exhausted her and Mrs Hellyer had to lean forward to catch what she said . |
| 27 | A sergeant and soldier whom the officer in charge , Captain Scott , had sent forward to reconnoitre were seized by Highlanders hidden behind the parapet , and , uncertain of the enemy 's strength , Scott decided to retreat . |
| 28 | Ten women have come forward to nail veteran Republican Packwood , with claims dating from back to 1969 . |
| 29 | I would just like to say , record our thanks to those who are retiring , and to welcome most warmly those who have come forward to serve and to propose the list , er , last , but certainly not least , our warmest thanks to Bronwyn and her colleagues in the voluntary services unit , for their ongoing and invaluable support to N C V O er , throughout the years . |
| 30 | The break-in happened between 6.30 and 10.30pm on Thursday night but so far no witnesses have come forward to give more information about the exact time of the raid . |