Example sentences of "[been] [v-ing] forward [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 It was a birthday treat he had been looking forward to all week .
2 He had had only one more year to serve before he could have retired into civilian life , and both he and Isobel had been looking forward to this .
3 Looking immaculate in a bright red suit she said : ‘ I have been looking forward to this moment for a long time and I am glad to have been a part of it . ’
4 Some of the girls had been looking forward to this as to the highlight of the trip , but Clara had been dreading it , and for a classic reason , which was that she had nothing nice to wear .
5 She had been looking forward to this moment , for it promised a long-sought revenge : a revenge not only against her husband for the bitterness and suffering he had caused her , but also against the harlot , Hannah Gristy , whose lithe body and brazen looks had tempted young Gregory into fornication nearly forty years before , and of whom this insolent little slut was so painful a reminder .
6 I been looking forward to this all day .
7 She had n't been looking forward to this session ; yet , deep down , there was a contrary twinge niggling at her sexuality that insisted she might enjoy it .
8 ‘ I 've been looking forward to this , ’ Stephen announced with a kind of childish glee .
9 I 've been looking forward to this visit for a long time for that reason .
10 Oh , I have been looking forward to this evening … ’
11 Inspector Naseby of all people , who had clearly been looking forward to this moment .
12 It so happens Kelly and I have been looking forward to this weekend , and I guarantee that men will play no part in it at all . ’
13 You 've been looking forward to this wedding for days now .
14 Yes , I 'm sure he 's a very very happy man tonight , he 's been looking forward to this game tremendously for the last couple of weeks .
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