Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] to [pos pn] [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A YOUNG wife happily looking forward to her first baby was hung by her cheating husband just two weeks before the child was due , a court heard yesterday . |
| 2 | At an age when most men are window shopping for zimmer frames , Ron Marsh is looking forward to his 41st year of rugby with Old Dartfordians after making his debut in December 1951 . |
| 3 | Tomba is clearly looking forward to his first race in Italy since winning a gold and a silver medal at the Winter Olympics in Albertville last year , to add to two golds he took in 1988 . |
| 4 | Now Doherty , winner of the Regal Welsh Open and the Pontin 's Open , is looking forward to his first match as Irish champion and that could n't be a tougher one . |
| 5 | Michael , who had been looking forward to his 21st birthday next month , has recently been taken off a life support machine . |
| 6 | Michael , who had been looking forward to his 21st birthday celebration next month and planned to become engaged later this year , was attacked . |
| 7 | ‘ True , ’ she acknowledged , ‘ and I 'm looking forward to my first experience of Formula One . ’ |
| 8 | For another two and a half years I survived the mosquitoes and grew to love the people and was just looking forward to my first home leave when a letter from the Superior General appointed me to Vocations Director in the South of England ! |
| 9 | So , taking all this into consideration , it was hardly surprising that we were all looking forward to our next set of rest days . |
| 10 | ‘ Ah 'm sure lookin' forward to my first pisco sour . ’ |
| 11 | In the first , the friends and relatives of the dying man , frequently accompanied by young children , are standing within earshot of his bed , listening either to his last words or , if he has already fallen silent , to the prayers of the pastor , who is celebrating the triumph of Christian immortality over death and the devil . |
| 12 | Despite the happy applause of Speech Day on 20th June , the Governors were perhaps thinking ahead to their next meeting , a fortnight away , " respecting the financial position of the School " . |