Example sentences of "and [vb past] forward to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The youth drew the pirogue up the grey sand and crept forward to the clearing , and stood , trying to piece together the disorder that he could dimly pick out in the darkness . |
| 2 | She took a deep breath , held her head up and walked forward to the end of the table . |
| 3 | They believe the interpretation is from the period of the early Church and looked forward to the end of the world . |
| 4 | He spoke of the Founder , and looked forward to the future : |
| 5 | Further out , in the fashionable village-suburb of Breasbrough , civic spirits were high at a New Year 's Eve party , where left-wing councillors , left-wing teachers , left-wing journalists , left-wing social workers and a few agnostic entrepreneurs raised their glasses and looked forward to the exhilarating confrontation of the approaching steel strike : they were high on a recent freak by-election in the neighbourhood which had reversed the national trend to the Right and given , in their own view , a renewed popular blessing to their defiant , daring programme of high social expenditure . |
| 6 | Everyone enjoyed themselves and looked forward to the next battle of the brains . |
| 7 | He thanked the officers and committee for their support and looked forward to the B.C.R.S. continuing to progress during the coming year . |
| 8 | As to coming together for further talks , I think that I speak for all those who were involved in the talks in the summer , which we concluded , when I say that those who took part in them felt that they were valuable and looked forward to the possibility of being able to hold talks again . |
| 9 | Sir Leslie Scarman spoke of the new computer-usable Statutes in Force and of the Statute Law Committee 's subcommittee on the impact of computer technology on statutory material , and looked forward to the day when lawyers will be able to search the statutes in computer-usable form , as well as relying on their traditional book material . |
| 10 | The barman at the Tomorrowman polished up his impersonations and looked forward to the day after tomorrow , when Rex had promised him his own show . |
| 11 | The statutes , and Vial 's scheme for the internal order and regulation of the College , were read , and sent forward to the general meeting . |
| 12 | Mike McFarlane also qualified and went forward to the semi-finals . |
| 13 | He dipped his hands nervously into the chalk bag at his waist and went forward to the base of the soaring , twisting arête . |
| 14 | From a record entry of 30 business plans , six were identified as the most promising and went forward to the final where they were interviewed by an experienced panel of judges . |
| 15 | As they entered the stable-yard , Tamar gasped with pleasure and ran forward to the mare , which stood tied up to a rail . |
| 16 | In the hall , turning to Martin , she said , ‘ Come and see the table before you go upstairs , ’ and hurried forward to the dining-room , where Martin exclaimed in genuine appreciation of the table , beautifully decorated with flowers , glass , and silver and set for sixteen people . |