Example sentences of "[not/n't] [adv] [v-ing] forward to " in BNC.
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| 1 | By the time of the abolition measures of 1806 and 1807 abolitionists had failed to convince their opponents that they were not also looking forward to emancipation . |
| 2 | Although she told me she was experiencing a certain amount of discomfort due to the condition of her appendix , and although she was not really looking forward to surgery and to the anaesthetic , none the less Kirsty seemed to have no more than the expected apprehension which would have been felt by anyone . |
| 3 | He was not particularly looking forward to it . |
| 4 | They arranged to go out for a drink on the second evening , although Kathleen was n't really looking forward to it as it was bound to turn into a ‘ What was the name of that blonde with the big chest ? ’ sort of session and she would end up driving them both home and quite likely putting them both to bed ! |
| 5 | I was n't particularly looking forward to a drive over mountain roads . ’ |