Example sentences of "look [adv] to a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 It is a large , friendly and comfortable Georgian building with a delightful landscaped garden which looks out to a paddock , and some thick wooded hills beyond .
2 Doherty now looks forward to a quarter-final clash with Steve Davis .
3 Indeed the Director of Kenya 's Institute of Education looks forward to a time when a syllabus may be devised which , in addition to a national ‘ core ’ , has specific defined areas where programmes devised at district or local levels will be developed and implemented .
4 British qualifications in public health medicine fully meet the requirements of the directives and the faculty looks forward to a time when the specialty will be formally recognised in all member states and not only in Britain , France , and Ireland .
5 I wanted to do the things John and I had looked forward to a year and a half ago , to travel as we had planned , to work abroad , have a family before too long .
6 He had looked forward to a day in the sun , the simple admiration of colleagues , young scientists .
7 With a twinge of conscience it occurred to her that it was not often Omi got out ; a rare trip to the theatre or a concert , Wannsee in summer , or Potsdam , but in the winter she was trapped in the flat , passing long , lonely hours looking on to a street where little happened .
8 They were for teenagers , looking ahead to a life where anything wonderful could happen .
9 but Swindon are on their way … and looking forward to a home tie against Oldham Athletic from the premier league in round three …
10 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 .
11 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 .
12 I did , however , remember us asking the children if they were looking forward to a fortnight in Umbria .
13 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 .
14 If she had accepted him , she could have been looking forward to a child of her own now .
15 Impressed ‘ I was looking forward to a night out with the England Students squad on their training weekend at Bisham Abbey , but I wo n't say no to a bit of warm weather instead . ’
16 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 .
17 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 .
18 He was looking forward to a reunion with Theo in Etten on Easter Sunday .
19 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 .
20 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 .
21 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 ?
22 Looking forward to a change are you ?
23 On Monday night the club 's members are looking forward to a pie and peas supper .
24 I was n't particularly looking forward to a drive over mountain roads . ’
25 He tells me : ‘ Quite frankly after 10 years on shift work I 'm looking forward to a bit of a break .
26 He laughed again , without looking forward to a thing .
27 Tatyana is now looking forward to a week in Las Vegas this summer modelling shoes , while Yelena has work lined up in Italy .
28 The 71000 Trust are looking forward to a number of other interesting activities during the latter half of 1992 .
29 Speaking at his home in Godalming , Surrey , he added : ‘ It has been a hard few months and I am now looking forward to a break and spending some time with my family . ’
30 Speaking at his home in Godalming , Surrey , he added : ‘ It has been a hard few months and I am now looking forward to a break and spending some time with my family . ’
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