Example sentences of "forward to [being] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ward , the world No 2 looking forward to being packaged as ‘ Dazzling Daz ’ , has been unemployed since the sale of his father 's butchery business and still lives with his parents . |
| 2 | She had also made one or two favourable remarks on the occasions she 'd seen him working out , and had assured him that , once he 'd attained the standards she 'd set for him , he could look forward to being given a fairly prominent role in the next major presentation . |
| 3 | He 'd looked forward to being interviewed on a subject of some importance to him . |
| 4 | But I realize , as I sit here in the offices of the Strategy Unit , away from my usual desk and my usual routine , and charged with scrupulous self-examination , that I look forward to being interrupted , and that I also get a certain satisfaction from these sighs and clickings of the tongue . |
| 5 | They were sad to be leaving , but looking forward to being re-united with their families . |
| 6 | We always had to be properly dressed even in the wee small hours when we were only looking forward to being relieved so we could fall into bed . |
| 7 | I hope that the public understand that , in the event of a Labour Government , they can look forward to being milked by Labour councils that will levy high rates of their new tax — as well as being milked by a national Government through increased rates of income tax . |