Example sentences of "forward [prep] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm , well there are numerous theories put forward about it |
| 2 | There was a gasp from spectators and a solitary scream as Damien fell towards the fast-moving ground , but instead of lying there he was yanked mercilessly forward as it because obvious that his foot had slipped through the iron and he was hung up . |
| 3 | In my opinion the ball must clearly go forward for it to be an infringement . |
| 4 | ‘ Last night you declared your intention of staying aboard , in spite of everything I put forward against it . |
| 5 | ‘ Put forward against it ! ’ |
| 6 | I reached over , lifted his hand from where it was resting on the table , toying with a piece of orange peel , and he leant forward with it , allowing me to take it as near to myself as I wanted . |
| 7 | And you can the new v village can bring forward with it a park and ride initiative that will complement other such initiatives taking place around York . |
| 8 | Most people in Islington , councillors included , were unlikely to have read The Fish Report or to be aware of the arguments put forward in it . |
| 9 | Erm one possible way round the I suppose would be for the county council to amend the explan explanatory memorandum er as a matter of urgency and to bring forward in it er or or at least to acknowledge some of the the matters that have been raised . |
| 10 | You must be delighted : and excited : you must be looking forward to it . |
| 11 | She was n't looking forward to it , which is a little surprising for a 16 year old who , just 3 years ago , combined all the elements of her talent to produce the compound which exploded her on to the junior tennis scene ! |
| 12 | She had imagined that the doctor would be male ; she had looked forward to it even , a chance to pit herself against him , to resist , to overcome ; but when she was finally ushered into the consulting room she was greeted by a woman younger than herself . |
| 13 | ‘ We shall look forward to it . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ No fear , I 'm looking forward to it . ’ |
| 15 | Asked about the four-hour operation , he smiled and replied : ‘ I ca n't say I 'm looking forward to it , but it 's essential , so it has to be done . |
| 16 | Mr Souness , who arrived at a Manchester hospital offering the comment : ‘ I ca n't say I 'm looking forward to it but it is essential so it has to be done , ’ broke the news to his players on the way back from Sunday 's semi-final which Liverpool rescued late in extra time through Ronnie Whelan . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'm really looking forward to it too , ’ Maggie smiled . |
| 18 | Maggie had never been to the St Andrew 's Halls , and was looking forward to it . |
| 19 | He was not particularly looking forward to it . |
| 20 | ‘ Well , I shall look forward to it , Stevens . |
| 21 | An' I 'm not lookin' forward to it , I can tell you , 'cos they wo n't let me take me pan with me . ’ |
| 22 | How we used to look forward to it and how long it seemed to be in coming . |
| 23 | In fact she is looking forward to it . ’ |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | It was the first time that I had been picked to run in an individual event against the USA , and I was looking forward to it . |
| 26 | Dog show people looked forward to it — but people in the outside world just did n't know it existed . |
| 27 | I 'm expecting the boys for dinner tomorrow and looking forward to it . |
| 28 | Ruth looked forward to it and she thought that , secretly , Miss Beard did also . |
| 29 | At a preview in London 's Leicester Square yesterday , grandmother Sheila Hadden said : ‘ I 'm looking forward to it . |
| 30 | We 'll find out on Sunday — and I can tell you he 's looking forward to it . ’ |