Example sentences of "[verb] forward to a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had looked forward to a day in the sun , the simple admiration of colleagues , young scientists . |
| 2 | Left-hander Justin Vaughan played forward to a delivery from Graeme Hick . |
| 3 | I , in my turn , was surprised to find how much I was looking forward to a day on my own , and mildly surprised at my mother 's willingness to leave me to it . |
| 4 | DARLINGTON sailor Julie Carroll , 20 , is looking forward to a life on the ocean waves on the type 42 Destroyer HMS Southampton after successfully completing a radar operator course at Portsmouth . |
| 5 | I did , however , remember us asking the children if they were looking forward to a fortnight in Umbria . |
| 6 | When this take-out was over , he was looking forward to a session in the hot-tub with Kandi , maybe a few snorts of cocoa , and some radical waves to ride out in the bay . |
| 7 | If she had accepted him , she could have been looking forward to a child of her own now . |
| 8 | Harold Macmillan was by no means alone at that time in looking forward to a government of Mosley and the younger men who would do something for the country at last . |
| 9 | He 's just finished a stint as Edmund in King Lear at the Royal Court Theatre and is looking forward to a holiday in Wales with his actress wife , six-year-old daughter and teenage stepson . |
| 10 | He was looking forward to a reunion with Theo in Etten on Easter Sunday . |
| 11 | I was looking forward to a couple of hours of vigorous strolling in the company of what I assumed would be a garrulous , suitably eccentric English guide . |
| 12 | When our 'plane touched down at Ibiza Airport , we were looking forward to a couple of weeks in the sun , hoping that the children would be amused and we could just relax . |
| 13 | Is it not a fact that , for all their fine words , the Government 's deeds are desperately poor and that the country is looking forward to a change of Government in a month ? |
| 14 | I was n't particularly looking forward to a drive over mountain roads . ’ |
| 15 | He tells me : ‘ Quite frankly after 10 years on shift work I 'm looking forward to a bit of a break . |
| 16 | Tatyana is now looking forward to a week in Las Vegas this summer modelling shoes , while Yelena has work lined up in Italy . |
| 17 | The 71000 Trust are looking forward to a number of other interesting activities during the latter half of 1992 . |
| 18 | With all Heyford 's jets and crew now home , the families are looking forward to a period of tranquility , |
| 19 | Ladies from the Middleton Tyas Women 's Institute are looking forward to a visit on March 20 to the Georgian Theatre , in Richmond , to see a production of The School For Scandal . |
| 20 | We are looking forward to a visit from prominent physiotherapist Vivian Grisogono , who , with her vast and expert knowledge of treating sports injuries , has much to impart about the way we enthusiastically drive our bodies on to perform at a pace that often proves harmful . |
| 21 | Indeed , now she is looking forward to a career in tennis . |
| 22 | Now , NOEL MALCOLM is looking forward to a shift in the agenda — back to real news |
| 23 | I 'm missing you all very much and looking forward to a time of sharing and renewal with you in April . |
| 24 | The new team will find financial markets in a high state of excitement and looking forward to a cut in interest rates . |
| 25 | Nevertheless , the table opposite will give you some idea of what to expect : for example , a man aged 30 investing just £25 a month could look forward to a cheque for £63,400 on his 65th birthday — with another £19,400 for his family if he died at the age of 80 . |
| 26 | While the fundamentals of caddying may not have changed since Skip Daniels and Gene Sarazen strode the Prince 's links , the financial aspect has : whereas a caddie in the 1930s might have earned only a pittance for sharing an Open success , the modern-day caddie earns a healthy basic wage on the European tour , and can look forward to a percentage of the winnings . |
| 27 | If she married one of them she could look forward to a life of uncertainty , warfare , shortages , assassinations , massacres and tragedy . |
| 28 | On top , he 's given a 3 500 housing allowance , and can look forward to a pension of up to 19 500 pounds a year . |
| 29 | Many children do n't look forward to a visit to the doctor 's — not surprising , as they may associate it with illness or injections . |
| 30 | With Isaac God can look forward to a world over which he can again clap his hands in delight . |