Example sentences of "[conj] i [vb base] forward to " in BNC.
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| 1 | She felt a frisson of gratitude at his thoughtfulness ; then , reminded absurdly of Ethel ( who had not so much wanted to be a bridesmaid , as to be asked ) : It is not that I look forward to it , she thought , if Frank was anything to go by , but at least I would expect to be , tonight , a little irresistible … |
| 2 | Chairman and managing director of John Wood Group PLC Ian Wood agreed with Mr Steadman : ‘ I am glad I did not have the difficult task of judging the competition and can only say that I look forward to adding another series of works to our existing collection at John Wood House . ’ |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The mail from home is now arriving fairly frequently and I look forward to each day hoping that a letter will arrive from Fiona . |
| 5 | I understand that Mr Sanders has accepted an invitation to address the European Commission on the subject in Dublin , and I look forward to hearing his observations . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ But my life is in politics ’ he said ‘ and I look forward to coming back . ’ |
| 7 | Thank you again for your help and I look forward to seeing you on 13 June . |
| 8 | I am delighted that you have agreed to work with us again and I look forward to seeing you next week . |
| 9 | I , too , felt our meeting in Henry 's office was useful and I look forward to trying to provide you with a resource which you will find relevant . |
| 10 | But there is nothing to disappoint the collector here : this is a notable issue , and I look forward to hearing Zimmermann in the Beethoven ; on this showing , he could give a splendid account of it . |
| 11 | Clearly ‘ Acanta ’ at £7.49 has much to offer and I look forward to hearing future releases . |
| 12 | One day I will settle down , as they say , and raise a family and I look forward to it , for basically I am a home-loving person . |
| 13 | I would like to thank Miss Freda Scott , Voluntary Services Organiser , for all the work she has done to promote my books , and I look forward to resuming concerts at Ruchill Hospital and elsewhere . |
| 14 | Good luck , and I look forward to No 200 . |
| 15 | Version 5 , which is only just available , will , no doubt , bring even more choices and I look forward to exploring it . |
| 16 | So there should be a tremendous final on May 16th and I look forward to being there to see Llanelli and Swansea do Welsh rugby proud . |
| 17 | Well done , ‘ Mid-Hants ’ , and I look forward to an early return visit . |
| 18 | One of the reasons why Colnaghi 's wanted a presence in Paris and welcomed the opportunity to be at the Hotel Bristol is the attraction which Paris holds to the Japanese ; furthermore , a high occupancy rate at the Hotel Bristol is Japanese and I look forward to being able to meet this clientele . |
| 19 | Mr. Walker : I do not blame the Hon. Gentleman for making such a speech just before a by-election , but I am glad to tell him that tomorrow I shall go through every detail of the valleys programme and I look forward to the Labour party 's publishing beside each item what the Labour Government achieved in their last five years . |
| 20 | I hope you all have a great Christmas and I look forward to hearing from you ! |
| 21 | I hope my duties will allow me to spend some time with you , but I will be attending this evening 's Red Rose Rally and I look forward to seeing you there . |
| 22 | The right hon. and learned Gentleman and I can swap statistics quite soon and I look forward to it . |
| 23 | We need people of talent , whatever their political persuasions , in such public positions and I look forward to people of talent taking them up regularly . |
| 24 | That is being provided and I look forward to meeting the bid committee again towards the end of this month . |
| 25 | My hon. and learned Friend the Minister of State will go to that part of the former Soviet Union next week and I look forward to hearing what he recommends . |
| 26 | I shall table a parliamentary question about that and I look forward to confirmation of what the right hon. and learned Gentleman has just said . |
| 27 | That will be particularly interesting to Labour Members , and I look forward to it . |
| 28 | Perhaps the hon. Gentleman will make some further reference to that assessment in his speech , and I look forward to that . |
| 29 | That is welcome news , and I look forward to further endorsements from the Opposition . |
| 30 | He could not put them to the Committee and I look forward to seeing whether they can be put forward tonight . |