Example sentences of "looked forward to [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They existed , too , somewhere , seeking him out in every corner , and if they ever found him they would surely drag him back to the terror from which he looked forward to escaping , finally and permanently , soon . |
| 2 | I was not sure whether I looked forward to living in London , where people like Wemmick accepted crime so calmly . |
| 3 | The magazine applauded the theory and looked forward to seeing the new machine in action . |
| 4 | The more I thought about it , the more I looked forward to seeing this little known mountainous region , and I had every intention of penetrating at least as far as the Webi Shebeli river . |
| 5 | On Wednesday evening , the Admiral looked in on the club after dinner and Amiss heard him say goodnight to the five , remarking that he had a little work to do in the office , after which he would get back home and turn in : he looked forward to seeing them the following day . |
| 6 | Her new position made her nervous but she kept breathing deeply to conquer it , and looked forward to proving herself worthy of the promotion . |
| 7 | Lizzie used to lend me books which I looked forward to getting . |
| 8 | Once home , Kim looked forward to getting help from the community midwives . |
| 9 | Really , it was because she looked forward to getting out of the house by herself ! |
| 10 | My beer was to be in a posh hotel where I was being treated for my birthday , and after the heaven of getting out of a T-shirt that was generating its own new species of life in the arm pits , and into a hot bath , I looked forward to discussing the day eagerly with my companion . |
| 11 | I looked forward to discussing these problems with other teachers who shared my interest and concern . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | But his outrageous irreverence was a relief ; eventually she had to admit to herself that she looked forward to hearing what Lieutenant Woolley had done now . |
| 14 | I also reminded her of her predictions concerning Lord Lovat and herself , and that I hoped very much to see the end of the campaign in Normandy and looked forward to meeting her again in the Highlands . |
| 15 | That made people feel that their least effort was rewarded and they looked forward to participating in the next organizational improvement . |
| 16 | I looked forward to reaching my cell , because I was beginning to feel miserable and wanted to be alone and warm . |
| 17 | He promised summertime improvements and looked forward to developing a new sports superstadium in the long-term . |
| 18 | She looked forward to discovering what it might be , and how it might have been created . |
| 19 | Indeed , she told me that she looked forward to practising them each evening as it formed such a peaceful interlude in her anxious life . |
| 20 | He looked forward to practising it himself on others in due course . |
| 21 | He wore a grim expression , not showing the elation with which he looked forward to killing President Sam , and taking over as ruler of his country . |
| 22 | I felt that there was more to come , and looked forward to running against John Regis in the European Indoor Championships in Lievin three weeks later . |
| 23 | I have never in my life looked forward to starting a diet , but by the end of my holiday I could n't wait to get back on it to maintain my slimmer figure ( with every other diet I have put weight back on and more ! ) . |
| 24 | They looked forward to starting work where they could do more of the things which they valued and join the adult community of men . |
| 25 | However , Mr Wilson said he looked forward to talking to the IRA . |
| 26 | We looked forward to going to the theatre every evening . |
| 27 | I think they looked forward to going back there . |
| 28 | We never looked forward to going there . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ But I looked forward to going down the mine . |
| 30 | Dr Jaffery knew the building as well as anyone and I much looked forward to going around it with someone who had studied it for so many years . |