Example sentences of "and [was/were] [v-ing] forward to " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the sun went down over the trees , everyone in the squadron had enjoyed a hard day 's military training and , after a good dinner and some well-deserved beers , they were very happy and were looking forward to the challenges of the next day . |
| 2 | They had retired from work within a year of each other and were looking forward to spending time together doing many of the things that bringing up children and working had so far prevented . |
| 3 | ‘ We thought all our problems were behind us and were looking forward to a new life . |
| 4 | In fact , he seemed quite cheerful and was looking forward to meeting some of his old mates at 6 Commando . |
| 5 | Maggie had never been to the St Andrew 's Halls , and was looking forward to it . |
| 6 | She had been awake all night and was looking forward to taking a nap . |
| 7 | The monkey had another reason to be happy … it was about to give birth and was looking forward to raising a family . |
| 8 | Not only has that disc problem proved frustrating , but so has the inactivity temporarily imposed by a series of exploratory tests to assess the damage : ‘ Having been injured in the second tour match against Queensland I got back to full fitness , played in the First Test and was looking forward to the second . |
| 9 | He had worked hard all his life and had served his country for four years and was looking forward to retirement in the home he had worked for all his days . |
| 10 | I was bored with Aubagne and was looking forward to Orange . |
| 11 | But by the beginning of May Eliot was safely ensconced : he had a typewriter , desk , table and chair and was looking forward to starting work again . |