Example sentences of "forward to [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But a short fur jacket that had belonged to Faith , one which fitted Kathleen and which she had looked forward to wearing the following winter , that had gone from its polythene bag in Faith 's wardrobe . |
| 2 | Bilijana , 26 , was looking forward to bringing up a family in their comfortable Sarajevo home . |
| 3 | WE LOOK forward to toasting Botham 's 500 overall Test dismissals , but the 501 to date contains an overlap of nine caught-and-bowled . |
| 4 | Having faced life without the departed partner , they can look forward to fulfilling their dream of finding the one who will share their life in a more perfect union . |
| 5 | I disagreed with much of what he had to say , but I welcome him to the House from this Bench and look forward to debating these issues with him on many occasions . |
| 6 | Sadly , some of the things we most look forward to eating as the weather warms up are just those which are likely to cause allergic reactions . |
| 7 | She was looking forward to eating chocolate . |
| 8 | Greg Hocking had not been looking forward to ringing Jackson 's the publishers about the Walter Machin papers . |
| 9 | PUPILS at Darlington 's Polam Hall school are looking forward to packing in the crowds with their latest stage production My Fair Lady . |
| 10 | It wo n't be one of the great parade horses because it 's not quite big enough but I am sure there will be lots of people who will be looking forward to riding it . |
| 11 | After 1,908 days of terror Joe was looking forward to living a normal life and getting back to work as a senior administrator with the American University . |
| 12 | She was that looking forward to living in the Daye House , once they 'd got planning permission . ’ |
| 13 | I was not sure whether I looked forward to living in London , where people like Wemmick accepted crime so calmly . |
| 14 | After twenty minutes we returned to the ship , tired but amazed by our experience and looking forward to hoisting up anchor and heading for our next stop , St. Lucia . |
| 15 | So I drove back across the whole of the county , from Banbury to Henley to return to Windsor , where my parents were spending the summer with us , and looked forward to telling them the news . |
| 16 | I 'd been looking forward to telling Charlie how depressed and lonely I 'd been since we moved to London . |
| 17 | He had had a good day at the office and his head had not troubled him ; they seemed pleased with his work ; he had been looking forward to telling her about it over supper , and now this . |
| 18 | We look forward to telling you all about them ! |
| 19 | Anxiety made her speak more sharply than she had intended ; she was not looking forward to telling Madame Gebrec just why Officer Hassan was about to pay her another visit and it was a relief when Madame Delon answered her call . |
| 20 | We look forward to telling you the outcome of this invitation in due course . |
| 21 | ‘ I ca n't say I was exactly looking forward to telling them either , ’ said Rachel . |
| 22 | Films need audiences as much as audiences need films , we look forward to seeing you . |
| 23 | The supporters at Devonshire Park are looking forward to seeing how Pam handles the transfer from the U.21 event to the senior event . |
| 24 | We look forward to seeing you there . |
| 25 | ‘ We shall look forward to seeing the report and if there is new data that warrants investigation . ’ |
| 26 | As a producer ‘ Space Oddity ’ was very important to me as it was only my second or third record and I was looking forward to seeing David play it live . |
| 27 | She was beginning to acclimatise to not being alone , to look forward to seeing Christopher : to eating with him , listening to music with him , being silent with him , talking to him , walking with him , occasionally sleeping with him . |
| 28 | I really am looking forward to seeing your entries but do n't forget to include photos of your garden so that we can see what you 're getting up to ! |
| 29 | We look forward to seeing the world anew and to trying to build a life that is as beautiful as possible for our children . |
| 30 | I shall look forward to seeing the first edition , then . |