Example sentences of "he have been [v-ing] forward " in BNC.
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1 | Was it still remotely possible that , in spite of everything , he 'd been looking forward to having her here with him as his wife ? |
2 | He had been looking forward to showing it all to her . |
3 | One moment he had been looking forward to a happy and wealthy retirement and now , minutes later , he was a condemned criminal with only a few hours left to live . |
4 | He had had a good day at the office and his head had not troubled him ; they seemed pleased with his work ; he had been looking forward to telling her about it over supper , and now this . |
5 | He had been looking forward to ‘ getting away ’ as he put it , perhaps because it sounded more therapeutic than ‘ going on holiday ’ . |
6 | It was a birthday treat he had been looking forward to all week . |
7 | Gradually , during his visits there , he began to tell her how much he had been looking forward to it , and confided how he would remember their ‘ walking the policies , ( which is what Delia Sutherland called a businesslike like across her property ) and sitting up late at night drinking brandy , discussing plans . |
8 | He had been looking forward to playing . |
9 | He 's come here with a fixed idea , which he 's been looking forward to for half his life . |
10 | 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 . |
11 | Mr Mayor I think we , we owe a debt of gratitude to councillor this evening because the sort of motions he 's been putting forward has effectively united the progressive forces . |