Example sentences of "[verb] forward [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They split apart in the straight , one group swinging wide , the red and white of premiere spurting forward with the Youngs ' pair at his quarters and Upper Gumtree swerving dramatically through a gap to take the rails well ahead of pampering . |
| 2 | Stewart Pearce the captain 's come forward for the kick taken by Black . |
| 3 | So far , possible buyers have come forward from the UK , Europe and Canada . |
| 4 | The major obstacle to the restoration of Mantegna 's first documented work has always been a lack of funds , but now a sponsor has come forward in the shape of Francesco Piccolo Brunelli , an engineering contractor of Venetian origin , who lives in Africa . |
| 5 | It is difficult to actually say that it has formed a satisfactory basis because in in effect , the amount of land that has come forward in the city has been below the the figure that was allocated in the original structure plan . |
| 6 | He sat on the chair , perched forward on the edge . |
| 7 | Cissie was kneeling on the rug , her back to the fire and her slim body bent forward over the bath . |
| 8 | — ‘ in thought I see my past madness ’ ; these two cries are from the Arnaut Daniel speech ending Purgatorio XXVI , where the poet condemned to the circle of lust prays for the hearer 's consideration and looks forward to the release from the to tortures meted out to the lustful . |
| 9 | And then he looks forward to the weekends and that . |
| 10 | He looks forward to the day when home computers are so widespread that the price for software will drop by 75 per cent . |
| 11 | There is no doubt she feels that she has paid a high price for her royal life and looks forward to the day when she can spend a weekend in Paris or , as she says , ‘ I can run along a beach without a policeman following me ’ . |
| 12 | Birthtales looks forward to the day when these female experiences are considered to be a valid subjects for inclusion in galleries . |
| 13 | ‘ But he so looks forward to the Bois . |
| 14 | Campaign TV John Dugdale looks forward to the night of the swingometer |
| 15 | But it is also a hotel which actively looks forward to the future . |
| 16 | The new Executive looks forward to the future , with a stern brow , a firm hand on the tiller and a will to be successful . |
| 17 | George looks back to the past and Nick looks forward to the future . |
| 18 | Although her poetry often speaks of ill health and many times looks forward to the poet 's early death , she died of measles , a sudden illness which she was too weak to withstand . |
| 19 | ‘ Australia , ’ he sobbed , forehead cracking forward against the pane . |
| 20 | Father O'Harte then moved forward into the space which Marcus had vacated . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | He then moved forward to the person on the ground and handcuffed his hands behind his back . |
| 24 | He moved forward to the ladder . |
| 25 | Preparations for unification of the two Yemens , which had received major impetus from the summit meeting in December 1989 following publication of a draft joint constitution [ see p. 37138 ] , moved forward with the opening of the border ( announced on Jan. 22 following a three-day meeting at Prime Ministerial level ) and a visit to Aden , capital of South Yemen ( the People 's Democratic Republic ) , by the President of North Yemen ( the Yemen Arab Republic ) , Col. Ali Abdullah Saleh , on Feb. 18 . |
| 26 | The men lowered core moulds made of orange sand into the boxes , which were turned over and joined to boxes containing the other half of the moulds ( the bottom half was the drag , the top the cope — the first bit of jargon she had managed to master ) and moved forward on the track to the casting area . |
| 27 | Determined to show that they are best , the Mob dashes forward towards the enemy , cheering , waving weapons , and jeering at their foes . |
| 28 | She had n't really expected to see him at the funeral , though she had looked forward to the possibility with unseemly excitement considering the solemnity of the occasion . |
| 29 | The Pharisees looked forward to the coming of the Messiah . |
| 30 | I had greatly looked forward to the meeting , hoping to hear words of wit and wisdom about the law , and perhaps a few good legal anecdotes . |