Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] forward to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Beforehand they were tense and quiet , and no doubt very frightened if the truth were known , but on their return , if we saw them at all , they would be relaxed and only looking forward to bacon and eggs in the Mess — and then bed . |
| 2 | VINTAGE car enthusiast Gordon Smith , a commissionaire at Barlaston , is eagerly looking forward to running is 1920 Humber Tourer out on the roads again this spring . |
| 3 | The truth is , she would say , I 'm still looking forward to life beginning . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | They 're probably really looking forward to winter now they know that . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | We were really looking forward to Christmas together as a family but now everything is ruined . |
| 8 | We 're now looking forward to teacher appraisal and the opportunities that this will give s school staff to enhance their own future development . |
| 9 | As well as soaking up the sun , Emma says she 's particularly looking forward to scuba diving and swimming in Stingray City . |
| 10 | I 'm almost looking forward to prison ; plenty of dope in there , if I 'm allowed to mix with other inmates . |
| 11 | And she was almost looking forward to death , because then she would be with William and our dear mother in a place of peace . |
| 12 | Wycombe were beaten by Bob Taylor 's 82nd-minute winner , and their disconsolate boss Martin O'Neill said : ‘ I was actually looking forward to extra-time because I was so sure we would win . |