Example sentences of "[v-ing] forward to the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I was really looking forward to the 1961 Birkdale Open , and not just because we 'd gone so close the year before , though I was dying to get another chance to go one better this time .
2 But she is settling in much better now and looking forward to the best Christmas dinner money can buy . ’
3 ‘ Yes please , ’ I said , all at once looking forward to the mild dulling of the senses , the ease which the evening drinks induced .
4 I am looking forward to the usual summer visitors .
5 He was a favourite with the fans at Scarborough and is looking forward to the eight matches over the month . ’
6 Now we are all looking forward to the second leg .
7 All of the practices were looking forward to the second year in which the ‘ steady state ’ of year 1 would give way to even greater freedom and opportunity .
8 Australian team manager Bobby Simpson said his bowlers were looking forward to the second day , when similar overcast conditions were forecast .
9 When I left you last month I was looking forward to the second round of the Macpherson Paints UK Championships to be fished at Diglis Weir on the River Severn .
10 The Wisharts , who lived in North London , were not looking forward to the long train journey one little bit ; being just after the war , the trains were run down , lacked essential maintenance and did n't keep very good time , so the Wisharts regarded the prospects of the journey with considerable misgivings .
11 I 'm looking forward to the 100 metres . ’
12 I SUPPOSE a lot of people are waiting to greet the first cuckoo of spring , but I was looking forward to the first hedgehog of spring .
13 But I am looking forward to the first leg .
14 I'Anson Cup champions Churt CC are looking forward to the new season , having wintered well at the Bohunt School indoor nets .
15 ‘ Now we are looking forward to the new season and despite the difficult climate we are hoping membership holds steady .
16 The Cold War theme , against which the collaboration of the Russian and American scientists is positively asserted as looking forward to the new world promised by the black obelisks and the climactic creation of a second sun , contrasts with the political neutrality , even blandness , of Kubrick 's film .
17 SUPER SMILE Mum Fran and brave little Laura are looking forward to the new Christmas baby .
18 He is looking forward to the new challenge of visiting arthritis sufferers in their own homes .
19 Mr Goodenough says he 's looking forward to the new post at a time when complaints against the police have increased .
20 ‘ We are looking forward to the entire programme following a format the ELCA helped pioneer , ’ said John L Peterson , ELCA Director for Public Media .
21 We 'll be looking forward to the longest raft race in the world .
22 The 16-year-old pony is well known on the Irish circuit and Roger is looking forward to the 1993 season with his new purchase .
23 SIR — As director of a company which supplies market research data to the pharmaceutical industry in the Republic of Ireland , I am looking forward to the forthcoming explanations from United Kingdom opinion poll organisations .
24 Andrew Blaikie , 17 , on right , an aviation enthusiast , has a lot to grin about , and a double reason for looking forward to the coming year , writes ALAN DRON .
25 ‘ I 'm looking forward to the coming months at Chino , ’ he said .
26 Liphook & Ripsley Cricket Club are looking forward to the coming season with great expectation .
27 We 're dealing with the day to day running of the theatre ; shows coming in , maintenance , but also looking forward to the next productions .
28 And finally , I you looking forward to the next year ?
29 Some may be looking forward to the next life , others begin to take a pride in having reached advanced years , even in outliving others .
30 We 're looking forward to the next issue , reminding us of home .
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