Example sentences of "look forward to [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Dare we hope that we can look forward to better times with a little confidence ?
2 ‘ The good news means that residents can look forward to better security , more economical heating and an improved environment .
3 And the United States can also look forward to better times ahead , according to investment house Midland Global Markets .
4 ‘ I 'll look forward to that . ’
5 After signing a four-year contract Jones , 27 , said : ‘ I see this as my apprenticeship towards management and supremo Sam Hammam told me to come back and look forward to that .
6 ‘ Yes , thank you , we shall look forward to that , ’ said Sarah politely .
7 Yes , we can look forward to that application , for under the provisions agreed in the treaty , if we and our European partners fail to implement directives that we sign up to , we shall be subjected to substantial fines by the European Court of Justice .
8 We shall look forward to that .
9 We 'll look forward to that .
10 Erm , so we 'll look forward to that report , er , those in favour of the recommendations please say aye .
11 She only wished she could look forward to that day — instead , she realised , aching inside at the prospect , she was dreading it .
12 I 'll look forward to that Brenda .
13 I 'll , I 'll really look forward to that so much .
14 This , allied to the economic climate which has either led or forced many employees to retire early , means that more people than ever before can look forward to many years of active and purposeful life ahead , following their disengagement from full-time work .
15 We must look forward to such developments .
16 Since the assembly 's main job is to enact a constitution , and that will require a two-thirds majority , the assembly members can look forward to much horse-trading .
17 This is a tremendously exciting area for development , and I 'm confident we can look forward to great things there .
18 The future inhabitants of this mini-estate can look forward to persistent heavy traffic noise made more acute by the amphitheatre effect of being on a hillside .
19 The documents indicate that shareholders can look forward to annual rises above the rate of inflation ranging from 3.2 per cent in the case of Severn Trent to 5.5 per cent for Northumbrian , North West and Yorkshire .
20 They may look forward to good occupational pension , a significant state earnings-related pension and a cash sum from maturing insurance policies .
21 He continued : ‘ Assuming current market conditions do not deteriorate further , the group , with conservative borrowings , a prime land bank and a good forward sales position can look forward to another year of growth . ’
22 Not only are a majority of those retiring today fitter , more skilled and better off financially than any previous generation , but with early retirement increasingly becoming the norm , a great many of us can realistically look forward to 25 years or more of active life ahead .
23 Mrs Hayward can now look forward to proper care for the rest of her life .
24 New mothers in Czechoslovakia can look forward to three years ' maternity leave and the health service has a lot more going for it than ours , she says .
25 ‘ Our fortunes follow those of our clients and there is no sign from our clients ’ businesses that we can look forward to any upturn in the short to medium term . ’
26 BCRS would certainly look forward to any opportunity of co-operating in this venture .
27 In the mid-year we began the preparation for offering a specialist service to food premises , and with the groundwork now complete we can look forward to exciting prospects there next year .
28 Miranda did not look forward to this .
29 I did not look forward to this at all .
30 Oh I shall look forward to this now !
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